
> >
> >> > A Question for you to ponder
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > This was an important question asked during an
> >> > interview session by a certain company. The management
> >> > has actually decided to employ the person who answered
> >> > this question most appropriately. There was of course
> >> > no right or wrong in the answer to this question but
> >> > it all depends on how each individual answered it.
> >> >
> >> > Read the uestion below & think of how you would
> >> > answer it before you scroll down to see the 'best'
> >> > answer given by this particular person, who of course
> >> > got employed.
> >> >
> >> > On a dark & stormy night where rain was pouring
> >> > heavily, wind was blowing  wildly, lightening striking
> >> > & thunder was sounding loudly..........
> >> >
> >> > It was 2am late in the night. You were driving a
> >> > 2-seater car by yourself on  a very lonely stretch of
> >> > the countryside with this terrible storm when you
> >> > came to a sheltered bus stop. There were 3 people in
> >> > the bus stop...... 1  was  a doctor who saved your
> >> > life previously when you had a heart attack.Another
> >> > was an extremely sick old man who seemed like on the
> >> > verge of death while  the  3rd is the dream of your
> >> > life, someone whom you always wanted to get to know
> >> > for a long time!
> >> >
> >> > The stormy weather was getting worse & the 3 people
> >> > in the sheltered bus  stop  were getting wet from the
> >> > heavy rain. Lightening continued to strike &  thunder
> >> > roared.......
> >> >
> >> > The question is : What would you do in a situation
> >> > like this?
> >> > Remember..... you have only a 2-seater car & will not
> >> > be able to ferry all the 3 people in  your car to a
> >> > more sheltered place. So, what will you do?
> >> >
> >> > Ponder over this situation & think of an answer
> >> > before you scroll down for  the supposedly 'best'
> >> > answer!
> >> > :
> >> > :
> >> >
> >> > :
> >> > :
> >> >
> >> > :
> >> > :
> >> >
> >> > :
> >> >
> >> > These are some standard answers given by some of the
> >> > interviewees:
> >> >
> >> > a.. "I will drive the sick old man to the nearest
> >> > hospital since he's
> >> > dying  soon....."
> >> >
> >> > b.. "Since the doctor saved my life before, I'll
> >> > drive him........."
> >> >
> >> > c.. "Morally, I'll drive the old man since he's on
> >> > the verge of death or the  doctor since he saved my
> >> > life before. However, for my own welfare & future,  I
> >> > might just drive the dream of my life!"
> >> >
> >> > d.. "It must be fate for me to meet the dream of my
> >> > life. I'll drive him!"
> >> >
> >> > There are no right or wrong to the above answers,
> >> > only how the individual  perceives the situation.
> >> > Mostly said they'll drive the old man then followed
> >> > by the doctor. Several say since the old man's dying &
> >> > they might not be  able  to save him by the time he
> >> > reach the hospital, they might as well drive the
> >> > dream of their life and secure their future?!!
> >> >
> >> > So, what was the answer that impressed the
> >> > interviewer so much?
> >> >
> >> > This particular person said "I'll get down my car,
> >> > pass the car key to the  doctor to drive the old man
> >> > to the hospital so he might be able to save him  just
> >> > like he saved me. Then I'll be able to be with the
> >> > dream of my life  together in the sheltered bus
> >> > stop."
> >> >
> >> > With this answer, that person got the job
> >> > immediately.
> >> >
> >> > As human beings, we are naturally selfish. From all
> >> > the other answers given, none of them actually thought
> >> > of giving up their car....... It is not  something
> >> > wrong but at times, our thoughts are too narrow minded
> >> > & we think mainly for ourselves.
> >
> >
> >S.Pradeep Kumar
> >Engineer-R&D
> >ARTS Group
> >CMC Ltd.
> >Gachibowli
> >Hyderabad-19
> >
> >ph : (home) 040-4060134
> >       (office) 040-3000401 ext - 2109
> >
> >spradeep@cmcltd.com
> >spradeep1979@yahoo.com
> >

         