bigmamabadger
Active Member
Went for a job interview today. Don't fancy my chances much. How can you possibly answer:
"So, what do you feel are your particular strengths?"
Erm, my ability to er, I can, um, draw daisies? I can walk and talk at the same time? Or the old standby, I'm very adaptable and work well either ina team or alone?
"And your weaknesses?"
Like I'm going to tell you. I fall apart under the least pressure and have no more work ethic than a mongoose? My love of alcohol, fast cars and even faster men? I suffer from psychotic episodes, which incidentally is how I lost my last job?
(My favourite)
"The Borough operates an Equal Opportunities Policy, how would you go about this in your job?"
Ah, so my BNP membership will be a problem will it? Well I'd try not to nick the disabled parking spaces in the staff carpark?
(And the classic)
"How would you go about organising an international conference"
Er, do I get to know what it's for? Who needs to go? How many people can be expected to turn up? Are we talking G-MEX or the local TraveLodge? Am I on my own here or do I have a staff of dedicated gophers to help me? Give me something to go on here.
"What do you think you can bring to the job and the Division?"
Look, you've read my damn CV, I'm perfect. I answer every one one of the criteria set out in the spec and then some. And no, I have no problem with getting up at 3 in the morning to go and look for owls.
Baaaaahh :evil:
BMB
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"So, what do you feel are your particular strengths?"
Erm, my ability to er, I can, um, draw daisies? I can walk and talk at the same time? Or the old standby, I'm very adaptable and work well either ina team or alone?
"And your weaknesses?"
Like I'm going to tell you. I fall apart under the least pressure and have no more work ethic than a mongoose? My love of alcohol, fast cars and even faster men? I suffer from psychotic episodes, which incidentally is how I lost my last job?
(My favourite)
"The Borough operates an Equal Opportunities Policy, how would you go about this in your job?"
Ah, so my BNP membership will be a problem will it? Well I'd try not to nick the disabled parking spaces in the staff carpark?
(And the classic)
"How would you go about organising an international conference"
Er, do I get to know what it's for? Who needs to go? How many people can be expected to turn up? Are we talking G-MEX or the local TraveLodge? Am I on my own here or do I have a staff of dedicated gophers to help me? Give me something to go on here.
"What do you think you can bring to the job and the Division?"
Look, you've read my damn CV, I'm perfect. I answer every one one of the criteria set out in the spec and then some. And no, I have no problem with getting up at 3 in the morning to go and look for owls.
Baaaaahh :evil:
BMB
xx