A business group was interviewing applicants for the position of advisor.
The question put to each applicant was，“What is two plus two?”
The first applicant was a journalist. His answer was “Twenty－two.”
The second applicant was an engineer. He pulled out a slide rule and showed the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001.
The next person was a lawyer. He stated that in many cases two and two was proven to be four.
The last applicant was an accountant. He got up, went over to the door and closed it then came back. He leaned across the desk and said in a low voice. “How much do you want it to be?” He got the job.
한 대기업이 고문으로 영입할 사람을 공모해서 면접시험을 치렀다.
응모자들에게 주어진 질문은 “2 더하기 2는?”이었다.
첫 면접을 본 사람은 기자출신. 그는 “22”라고 답했다.
다음으로 기술자 출신은 자와 계산자를 꺼내더니 답이 3.999에서 4.001 사이임을 보여주었다.
그 다음은 변호사였는데, 여러 판례에서 둘 더하기 둘은 넷으로 증명되었다고 답했다.
마지막 지원자인 회계사는 자리에서 일어나더니 문을 닫고 다시 돌아와서는 몸을 책상에 걸치고 나지막이 속삭였다: “몇으로 맞춰드리면 될까요?” 고문 자리는 결국 그에게 돌아갔다.
