What job did I apply for?! (Interview horror stories)

Member Name: kimm

Product:	Interview horror stories
Date:	29/08/01 (405 review reads)
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Advantages: I must have been quite convincing on my form.

Disadvantages: Not knowing what I was talking about.

A long time ago, in my third year at university, everyone was applying for jobs. So, I thought it was time to root through the Careers Centre Filing cabinets for an application form or two. With good intentions, I took the forms home to complete over the Christmas holidays. I soon forgot about the forms until I stumbled over them 1 day before the last Christmas Post Day. I filled in the form which looked the easiest and the shortest. It was for a job at the Head Office of a well known supermarket. I filled it in rather quickly and sent it off.
I completely forgot about the form, when one day in March a letter appeared at my university address. I had got an interview! I was quite excited and had to buy a suit and learn to walk in uncomfortable interview shoes. Then the day came to go for the interview.
I arrived on time in the middle of nowhere, somewhere in a Hertfordshire field. Anyway, that wasn't the problem. Just as I was asked to sit down and begin the interview, I suddenly thought...what on earth did I apply for?! I hadn't had time to photocopy the form before I sent it off. So there I was racking my brains, shuffling around in my seat dreading the first question. It was only about half way through the interview that it became apparent that I had applied for a position in Marketing! I didn't know anything about marketing and had absolutely no interest in marketing. So, when the marketing questions came up, I was talking out of somewhere I don't normally talk. Needless to say, I didn't get the job!
So, my advice is to ALWAYS photcopy your form and don't just fill in anything for the sake of it. You might get a surprise.

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