[OT] Job interviews; manhole covers (was: Converting HTML ...)

[Tom Buskey]

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 11:09 AM,  <VirginSnow at vfemail.net> wrote:
> > The guy interviewing me asked me a bunch of questions
> > (presumably to tell how "smart" I was).
>
>  Job interview questions serve many functions.  Sure, they help gauge
> knowledge and intelligence, but they are usually just as much about
> seeing *how* you think about questions, how you present your answers,
> and how you interact with other people.
>
>  For example, if you come off as pretentious, that would generally be
> a bad thing for any job that will require working with other people.
>
>  (Hmmm, if I ever have a prospective employer review my postings to
> this list, I'm doomed.)
>
> > One of the questions he asked was "Why are manhole covers round?"  Oh,
> > he thought he was being soooo clever!
>
>  That is actually a tired, cliche job interview question at this
> point.  I have read Microsoft was asking it of most applicants at one
> time.
>
>  My favorite answer: "Because manholes are round."  :-)
>
>  But what can you say about chocolate-covered manhole covers?
>

You better save it because it might be your only food source.

The original I saw was a chocolate manhole cover in a SciFi story ;-)  Was
it Niven?
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