How to get a call centre job
I was once interviewing a very pretty young business graduate named Jenny for a vacant positon in my team. The office manager and I were running through the questions, then my brain let me down badly. I went to ask a question and forgot how to speak, tumbleweeds were blowing across the desert tundra behind my forehead. I wanted to ask Jenny what her listening skills were like as this is an important skill when trying to sell people crap they don't really need.

I wanted to ask Jenny for some examples of when she's used her listening skills to sell things in the past.

...blank...

Eventually something formed in my head and I blurted out: "Jenny - how would you rate your aural skills?"

Jenny chuckled. The office manager tensed in her seat. Jenny replied: "My boyfriend doesn't have any complaints."

I gave her the job.
( SpankyHanky, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 12:36, 2 replies)

"I gave her the job."
Nudge nudge, if you know what I mean...
( reallywittyname veraciously conspues lexiphanicism on, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 12:44, closed)

ouch
You should have kept a straight face and said "can you give me an example?"
(Corbo, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 13:22, closed)