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[harry]

TeeHee...

similar happened to me.  They pointed to the schematic symbol for a
PUT.  I had just read Popular Electronics "Get to know the PUT"... I didn't
but recognized the symbol...  I said "Its a Programmable Unijunction Transistor"...
the last question of the interview...

Four sales / mergers later I still work there...   ;^)

H^) harry

Paul Schreiber wrote:

> > The symbol for decibel is dB. The d is for deci; one tenth. The B is for Bel
> > as in Alexander G Bell.
>
> When I interviewed for a modem FAE position at Cirrus Logic (3 jobs ago), I had to 'pass' a group
> oral interview with about 8 managers. I had been warned the VP of sales (loud, obnoxious guy from
> AMD) like to 'wander' in and try to rattle you.
>
> About 40 min. into the interview, he wanders in, plops down into a chair, scowling. About 3
> questions later, he interrupts me in mid-sentence and shouts, "I bet you don't even know what a
> decibel is!". I thought for 1 second, looked him straight in the eye and said "A tenth of a Bel".
>
> He jumped up and roared "That's the best f*ing answer I've heard in 5 years! Hire this asshole!"
> And they did.
>
> 100% true :)
>
> Paul S.

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