Have you ever blagged an interview.

i'm amazed i ever got a job at all, i'm hopeless at interviews and come across as some kind of bumbling idiot (which of course i am really)

I'm fine until the moment I sit down to face my interviewer. I then turn into Arthur Askey,and make a complete balls of it.

At the risk of sounding like Whittam, I've interviewed loads of people over the years and if it's obvious that they're nervous, I always start off by trying to relax them by saying "Don't think of this as an interview, just think of it as us having a chat."

Because if nerves get the better of them, the interview becomes a pointless exercise and nobody benefits.

I make it clear that I'm not the enemy and I'm not there to try and trip them up - I genuinely want them to do well and show me what they've got and the best way to achieve that is is they feel comfortable and are relaxed.

Unless of course they support Utd.

All bets are off then and I try and make them cry.

As a young man I tried to join the army. I laugh about it now.
Can you imagine me as a soldier? Neither can I. I actually attended my first interview wearing my Chairman Mao jacket,which was probably a mistake. What couldn't I have done with the right tank!

Ive walked out of 4 job interviews

Yellow pages - asked me what was more important family or work. I said family. They said they expect people to put there job first. I said bye

Nimans - said they loved doing everything together as a team. Parties, trips away, nights out, just sounded like everyone was bumming each other. So i made my excuses and shuffled out.

Gregory pennington - was asking me alsorts of questions that was wll above the job i was apying for. You could tell this was her first interviews and was trying to impress the smug git next to her who was obviously trying to get into her knickers . I asked her what job i was applying for. She said account manager. I said ok. She said why. I said because i thought i was being interviewed for the new ceo or something. Said it wasnt for me and walked out.

Ph media. This one is my favourite. I actually really liked the sound of the job. The interview went great and the lady who would be my boss seemed sound. Anyway, evetything was going wrll, she offered me the job, i was just about to shake on it and she said,

"And dont forget, we dont sell the sausage, we sell the sizzle!"

I burst out laughing and continued to do so as i walked out without saying another word.

y2johnny wrote:

Ph media.  This one is my favourite.  I actually really liked the sound of the job.  The interview went great and the lady who would be my boss seemed sound.  Anyway, evetything was going wrll, she offered me the job, i was just about to shake on it and she said,

"And dont forget, we dont sell the sausage, we sell the sizzle!"

I burst out laughing and continued to do so as i walked out without saying another word.

Is it because you wanted to sell your sausage?

Interesting stories.  Breadman it seems like you could run a football club.


Into the ground.  Are you seriously ill at the moment by any chance ?

Biggie wrote:Interesting stories.  Breadman it seems like you could run a football club.


Into the ground.  Are you seriously ill at the moment by any chance ?

I've got a bit of a cold - sorry, I'm out.

And I have still got the last vestiges of a conscience, so I'd be no good anyway.