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From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond)
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Subject: Re: a good interview question
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Date: Mon, 11-Mar-85 15:06:46 EST
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> Here is a good interview problem.
> 	You have to travel from town A. to town B.   The distance
> 	between the two towns is 2 miles.  If you drive 30 mph for the
> 	first mile, how fast do you have to drive the second mile in
> 	order to average 60 mph?
> -- Tom Hill

It is an excellent interview question.  By watching the applicant's
reaction, the interviewer can predict how the applicant would perform
on the job when typical users or managers make typical demands....

-- 

   Norman Diamond

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