job interview

[Del]

Lad bounce into your bosses office wearing a welders mask, a pair of marigolds and a sock over your length

Start beat boxing and proceed to break dance in the middle of the floor, head spins and the caterpillar are a must, after doing this for approx 12 hours stop and take a poo on his keyboard, lastly and most importantly take some fireworks that you had hid in his office earlier and fire them from your anus

 

[tonyhorne]

NHS.......

The only positive thing I know about the idiots that run the NHS is that they are the only ones that make the idiots that run schools look good........

 

[Minimeister]

Did you turn up at the right place?

 

[Minimeister]

I have just had the oddest thing happen to me in work.

Basically my team leader was moving to another part of the department and as a result their job became available. So i applied for it and prepped for the [ast few days to get my answers down to a tee for the job and the teams in question.

I Didn't get the job.

but here is the odd things about the job. IT wasn't actually available. Apparently they changed their mind and last night officially the job became the one he was moving to which is pretty much a different type of team leader. But noone mentioned it and i proceeded to interview for the wrong job! Im in a little state of shock because if i had knew before hand i would have pretty much done a different interview as the roles are different in different areas.

My feedback was also i answered the questions too much and had key words but not in the right order?! the interviews are like exams, you have to score the highest rather than impressing them so if you dont say whats written down as the answer you are out of luck basically.

Jobs been and gone like so fair enough but is this just me or would i have had grounds to complain on? not arsed about it now like and personally had no interest in moving to the other area but to interview me for the wrong job but not tell me either, with the other candidates knowing before hand? I had no time to prepare for it!

In all seriousness questions do need to be asked mate.

Why did they advertise the post externally when there are fully qualified members of staff within that department?

The interviews should have been cancelled and the job re-advertised. Not only have they left themselves open to a grievance from you and others who were interviewed (which is what you might think of putting in) but they may have also interviewed and appointed to a job that they may excluded others from applying for.

I'm amazed this has happened in the NHS to be honest. The recruitment process is normally much more stringent.

 

[Ashtonian]

In the past year mate i have had an interview last less than 5 minutes because they had no intention of employing someone else , had an interviewer write their own questions and fail everyone at interview before stopping them reapplying, blocked from going on a secondment and finally removing the job night before and not telling someone who went for it. By the sounds of it they could have done this earlier as well but chose not to.

In regards to giving it externally the last time this job came up they gave it to someone without interview. Now someone who has worked there years has been passed up.

The nhs interview system at least in the trust I'm in is rotten to the core and the general attitude of people who have worked there years is every job is allocated to someone before they are advertised. It's getting on the point now though where I don't even know if there is any point in trying because the effort to prepare seems wasted when they move the goal posts every time so to speak

In all seriousness questions do need to be asked mate.

Why did they advertise the post externally when there are fully qualified members of staff within that department?

The interviews should have been cancelled and the job re-advertised. Not only have they left themselves open to a grievance from you and others who were interviewed (which is what you might think of putting in) but they may have also interviewed and appointed to a job that they may excluded others from applying for.

I'm amazed this has happened in the NHS to be honest. The recruitment process is normally much more stringent.

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[Baines' left foot]

Bit of advice on job interviews (LOL ooz gna take advys from u BLF lad?). If you're in uni make the most of presentations as in my opinion they prepare you very well for job interviews.

 

[Minimeister]

In the past year mate i have had an interview last less than 5 minutes because they had no intention of employing someone else , had an interviewer write their own questions and fail everyone at interview before stopping them reapplying, blocked from going on a secondment and finally removing the job night before and not telling someone who went for it. By the sounds of it they could have done this earlier as well but chose not to.

In regards to giving it externally the last time this job came up they gave it to someone without interview. Now someone who has worked there years has been passed up.

The nhs interview system at least in the trust I'm in is rotten to the core and the general attitude of people who have worked there years is every job is allocated to someone before they are advertised. It's getting on the point now though where I don't even know if there is any point in trying because the effort to prepare seems wasted when they move the goal posts every time so to speak
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Sorry to hear that mate, I thought those days were long gone. If you ever leave I'd put a claim in for constructive dismissal. You'd win the case.

 

[Pat's Van]

'very similar thing happened to me mate

jerry, who runs the scran van where I work, had promised me a promotion, at last it looked I'd get a bit more responsibilty dealing with the customers and handling cash and what have you

suffice to say it didn't come off, and here I am 6 months later still peeling onions and slicing hotdog buns
Id love to find out how you get on

we dont have a HR department as such

 

[orly]

The only positive thing I know about the idiots that run the NHS is that they are the only ones that make the idiots that run schools look good........

And that if you get in anything above band 5 level pay grade it's a life of

 

[harry]

Lad bounce into your bosses office wearing a welders mask, a pair of marigolds and a sock over your length

Start beat boxing and proceed to break dance in the middle of the floor, head spins and the caterpillar are a must, after doing this for approx 12 hours stop and take a poo on his keyboard, lastly and most importantly take some fireworks that you had hid in his office earlier and fire them from your anus

I can see why your name was put forward for advice, probably the best advice I have ever read.