Thursday, 3 June 2010

Sparkly purple elephant

So today saw me sitting in front of the rather posh...ok...VERY POSH building. Today saw the interview that may just see me having a CAREER!!!!

Walking up to the glass front of the building, brings me face to face with a 4 ft high pink elephant covered in diamante and pearls (first person to say fitting gets it)

Greeted by a man wearing a 3 piece tails suit and top hat, and asked to stand near the internal forrest with a koi pond in the middle. Not at all imposing, really puts you at ease...honest

Luckily that passed and I eased into the interview. Right 3 tests, must pass in order to get an interview. OK I can do this! Test 1, half an hour of explanation (which took me 10 mins to actually get the hang of) and no one has ever completed the test in the half hour...And...Their off!!

So after finishing the first page of questions (there is a book, it tells you how to do things you just need to remember the process)I peek around to see how others are getting along and then have to stifle a "your on the SECOND QUESTION?".

10 mins later and I have completed the second page, a further 5 and I am halfway down the last page... and then the doubt sets in. "What if I'm only storming through this because I'm missing out steps", "should I go back and check them or try and finish the rest?" and "what is Pythagorean theory again?" this and the flicking backwards and forwards takes a few moments, until I decide to go for it. If I start to recheck then I will just cock it up...LETS BEAT THIS TEST, I will be the only person in his 40 years of training to complete this!!

I say this as the the invigilator comes in and says "2 mins left!" CRAP. A furious 2 mins of working things out means that I get to within 2 points of the end of the test! A prideful me says after Andy asks "has anyone completed it?", "Nearly only 2 points off doing it!!"

"But, did you get them right"...SHIT...I dunno!

1 comment:

  1. That all sounds very odd lol. What's the job you're applying for? :-)

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