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From: jpp@slxsys.UUCP (John Pettitt)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.misc,comp.misc
Subject: Re: A test of discernment/employment
Message-ID: <199@slxsys.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 11-Sep-87 19:59:21 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 11 19:59:21 1987
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Organization: Specialix Systems Ltd, London, U.K.
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Keywords: trick test
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Another well known 'trick' relates to interviewing sales staff - The
sales manager gives the candidate a pencil and says 'Ok now sell me
that pencil' - The correct response is to break the pencil in half
and say 'Ok Now you need a pencil !' 


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