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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I was told it was for somebody with my skills looking to develop. Turns out it was for somebody significantly more advanced than I was at the time, they were looking for experience in areas I hadn't even been exposed to. I've never felt more embarrassed in my life.
I had a go at the recruitment consultant when he called up to ask how it went.
( , Tue 16 Jul 2013, 11:47, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

I interviewed for effectively my boss's job somewhere else, by mistake.
( , Tue 16 Jul 2013, 11:49, Reply)

You can't bluff your way through a technical interview.
( , Tue 16 Jul 2013, 11:51, Reply)

and it nearly killed him, the work was so impossible. transpired afterwards that they should have sent someone who was about 10 years qualified, not a trainee. that made me go cold; imagine turning up at an important client's office, and not. having. a. clue. what you were doing.
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