Murphy applied for an engineering position at an Irish firm
based in Dublin.

An American applied for the same job and both
applicants having the same qualifications were asked to take a test
by the Department manager.

Upon completion of the test both men
only missed one of the questions.

The manager went to Murphy and
said.
Manager: "Thank you for your interest, but we've decided to give
the American the job"

Murphy: "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!"

Manager: "We have made our decisions not on the
correct answers, but on the question you missed."

Murphy: "And just how would one incorrect answer be better than
the other?"

Manager: "Simple, the American put down on question #5, "I don't
know.", You put down "Neither do I.")