Extreme precision in figuring out experience

I just received a resume.
``As a candidate for the position I have a Mechanical Engineering degree and about 2.54 years experience doing technical writing and 3.79 years experience doing some engineering and CAD.''

On Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:31:10 -0500, Ignoramus8303
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He works to three significant figures. He's an engineering traditionalist. Hire him. <g>

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He might still be using a sliderule.... Also, .01 years = 3.65 days. Ig might have to make a new calendar to keep track of this new hiree's time.... Heh, a decimal year.

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I am much less precise, approximately 25 years of C and approximately 18 years of perl.
But yes, I kind of liked that precision too, I will see him tomorrow.
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"Ignoramus8303"
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Mech Eng? Then ask him if he believes in centrifugal force. If he does, he flunked out .....

On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:35:51 PM UTC-5, Phil Kangas wrote:
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After the question about centrifugal force, ask if is willing to support the d'arsonval movement.

"Cross-Slide"
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is willing to support the d'arsonval movement.
And if he says 'hell yes, I'll sign that petition!' , when do they meet?

Right after they get all the DHMO out of the county water supply. . Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . .
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is willing to support the d'arsonval movement.
And if he says 'hell yes, I'll sign that petition!' , when do they meet?

Ask the refrigeration guy if he believes in cold. . Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . .
Mech Eng? Then ask him if he believes in centrifugal force. If he does, he flunked out .....

On Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:47:23 -0400, the renowned Ed Huntress
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Maybe he just rounded it to the nearest week.
2 yrs + 28 weeks for the writing ~= 2.54 years 3 yrs + 41 weeks for the Eng/CAD ~= 3.79 years
I'd interview him if the rest of it looks good.
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

On Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:31:10 -0500, Ignoramus8303
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What kind of ME is that, using only _2_ decimal places when he coulda used 3 or 4? Sheesh!

That's slide rule math - read two places off of the scales and estimate the third digit. Definitely hire him, he might not know how to text and will actually work while on the job :-).
----- Regards, Carl Ijames "Larry Jaques" wrote in message wrote: >I just received a resume.
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What kind of ME is that, using only _2_ decimal places when he coulda used 3 or 4? Sheesh!

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I thought at first that he wrote a script to substract a "experience starting date" from today's date and to send emails automatically, this is what I would suepect myself of doing if that was written by someone like me. But he said no, he wrote the email personally.
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It is probably no coincidence those are the numbers of cm per inch and liters per gallon.
If he thinks this is a very clever thing to put on a resume, I personlly would probably find him annoying to work with.

On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 21:07:09 -0700, "anorton"
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Frankly..Id not hire the guy based on the resume alone. Face to face...might be a different story.
Shrug
Gunner

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    Two years six months and two weeks tech writing     Three years, nine months and two weeks doing engineering & CAD.
    Could just be something to make a resume stand out.
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    Or forty eleven. Two decimal places is plenty
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    "Okay, your resume got my attention. Lets see if you have 2.54 years experience, or six months' experience 5.08 times."
tschus pyotr -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."

On Wed, 03 Jul 2013 01:48:35 -0700, pyotr filipivich
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Ayup.
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You failed to figure in my facetiousity factor there, sir.
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Well, the ME degree sure beats a Bastard in Liberal Arts, wot?

On Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:30:34 -0700, Larry Jaques
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It's not the number of places beyond the decimal point that counts. It's the number of significant figures. You probably didn't have to use a slide rule in college. I was studying math and engineering just before pocket calculators came out. And when they did, I changed my major. d8-)
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As long as he doesn't have to speak or write, that's probably true for anyone Iggy would need to have on board..

06:30:34 -0700 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
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    Well put a flag note on it next time!
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    If you are looking for an ME, definitely. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."

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I agree.