One Wrong Answer
Murphy had applied for an engineering position at the Irish firm that was based out in Dublin. An American also applied for the job and both applicants were asked to take a test.
Upon completion of the test, both men had only missed one of the questions on the test. All the other questions were answered correctly. The manager went to Murphy and said, “Thanks to both of you for your interest, but we’ve decided to give the American the job.”
Murphy said, “And why would you be doing that? We both got 9 questions correct. This being Ireland and me being Irish, I should get the job!”
The manager replied, “We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you missed.”
“And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?” asked Murphy.
The manager replied, “Simple. The American put down for question five, ‘I don’t know.’ You put down, ‘Neither do I.’”