[djmcmath]

I think if I had an interview where they asked me "Why is the sky blue," I'd probably be pretty happy to not get the job.

I always like interviews best when it's a two-way conversation, a discussion about what the job entails and whether or not I'll be able to do it. I must exude honesty, because people always seem to believe me. ... But then, so far, I've been right.

The craziest "interviews" ever were Hyman Rickover's interviews for people who wanted into the Navy's nuclear power program. He was rumored to have done all kinds of crazy things to people to find out if they were fit. He'd lock them in a closet, or shorten one of their chair legs, or feed them soup. Their responses would determine their fitness, and he was a little arbitrary. Weird.

Dan