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Still not living in Dilbert land

The Dilbert version would show Catbert having the employees who have just been made redundant interview candidates for their replacement.

Today I learnt that the HR computer systems aren't as well integrated as they might be. Otherwise I'd have thought they might spot that I'm not the best person to interview recent graduates right now.

But professionalism won out, I put recent events to one side and had a great time. The candidates' wide-eyed enthusiasm was contagious.

The one down-side is that I didn't get to set up the classic C++ interview joke – "What is a 'friend'?" – but that's probably for the best. When interviewing geeks you don't want them to burst into tears saying they haven't got any.

(For those wondering, I'm still waiting.)