Scott Public

I like to hike and fish in the Smoky Mountains. I am also a concert pianist and play regularly with the 2003 Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

Question 1: What makes you qualified for this position?

I am a gifted programmer and have worked on many different application programs. I have superb communication skills and can work well on my own or as part of a team. I have excelled in all computer science courses I have taken and am eager to tackle new challenges. I was in the top 10% of all the courses I took at the Cornell and Princeton and have an interest in continuing my education at the PhD level.

Question 2: What are some of your greatest achievements from past employment/experience?

I developed a simulator of the Pentinum 4 processor in my computer architecture course and it is now being used in the labs for that course. I was elected as President of the local ACM chapter at Cornell University and served on the Dean's Advisory council for four years. I developed java-based GUIs for different application programs while being an intern at IBM and Los Alamos National Laboratory for two consecutive summers. I was my high school's valedictorian.

Question 3: Suppose you were in a position of leadership/authority in this firm. How would you go about firing an employee who is not performing up to expectations?

I am a strong believer in honesty. I would not "beat around the bush" so to speak. I would do what I could to help the employee find new employment, where possible. I would also make sure that I had clear evidence that their work was not up to par. When I would confront them, I would make sure I would have another employee as a witness so that I would have evidence of my conversation. I would not be harsh but firm during my conversation with the troubled employee.