Follow up to the thread I posted last night --
this one to be exact: b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post574912

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who gave me advice or a laugh, I took most of it on board. Unfortunately, I didn't get the job because I don't have enough experience. And honestly, I'm not even sure if anyone got it because the guy said if he wanted to see anyone for a second interview, he'd do it the same day. i was sixth out of eight. everyone left.

Also are group interviews normal? I've never heard of/had one before. I guessed there would be other people there but the eight of us applying had to first interview as a group and make a decision about which one of a group of people with different skills we'd let die. Though 90% of that was the other interviewees and the interviewer shouting about who should win the the x factor. I don't watch it, so I didn't have an opinion. Maybe that's why I didn't get the job, for not speaking up about it.

Maybe I had a lucky escape.
(Melody was not PMSing on, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 14:54, 13 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Lucky escape sounds right.
If the person doing the interviewing is incapable of keeping things on-topic, it doesn't bode well for the company.
(ThomsonsPier consumes, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 14:58, Reply)

Most of the employees
seemed incapable of working too. They were mainly sat around pretending to be busy whenever anyone wanted to ask them something.
(Melody was not PMSing on, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 15:45, Reply)

Any firm that does interviews like that
are without a shadow of a doubt a ghastly shower of cunts and you shouldn't work for them even if they begged on bended knee. You can guarantee it would be like 'The Office' - I'm cringing at the thought of it.


I'd have punched the interviewer in the face and walked out at the first mention of the 'X Factor'. Jesus wept.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 15:26, Reply)

X Factor
telling us what to do, briefly I'm A Celebrity and X Factor again. We ended up with two minutes to decide something that we were meant to be given ten minutes for.
(Melody was not PMSing on, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 15:46, Reply)

Group interviews are common.
Especially when group sex is in the performance criteria.
(TheColonel, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 15:28, Reply)

I think group interviews do have their place
especially if followed up by a one-on-oner.

But that sounds like a joke. X Factor? You should've kicked someone in the breast and stormed off..
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 15:33, Reply)

And
I'm A Celebrity. But only briefly and only "'ere has that Price woman left?!" then back to X Factor. We ended up with two minutes for something that was supposed to take ten.
(Melody was not PMSing on, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 15:47, Reply)

Shot in the dark,
but perhaps the right response would have been:
"X Factor? Do you think this is really the time and place to be discussing such frivolities? Damn it, young man, we've a task to solve here. We can discuss your populist television broadcasts over a well-deserved tea break afterwards!"

He might have been impressed if you stood up to him. Who knows. Sorry to hear you didn't get it, but good luck with the rest of the job-hunt.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 15:58, Reply)

along these lines
perhaps it was a test to determine if anyone would do this

no one did, hence no second interviews for anyone.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 15:59, Reply)

It seems to work in some places
A friend of mine turned up 2 and 1/2 hours late for his interview but was seriously considered for the job because he had the balls to walk in so late and tell them he wouldn't have been so late but for the misinformation on their website.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 16:01, Reply)

Dammit
Yes!

Why didn't I think of this at the time?!
(Melody was not PMSing on, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 16:01, Reply)

I'd have plumped for
'Now see here, you ghastly prole, if you consider it acceptable to waste my time wittering on about inconsequential and wholly irrelevant drivel on the television, I shall have my batman horsewhip you forthwith. Now kindly remain in your seat whilst I administer a brief but shockingly savage facepunch, and I shall bid you good-day'.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 16:08, Reply)

Hell yes!
What he said
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 16:15, Reply)