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20th December 2016
12:10am GMT
This month, we're giving away an amazing night for two in the Merrion Hotel, along with dinner and a specially chosen bottle of wine in The Cellar Bar. To find out more, and to vote for this story to win, see below!
Sinéad’s story
I went for a fantastic job that I really wanted, so I was willing to pull out all the stops – and since my friend worked in the company, I called her before the interview and asked what I thought were pretty basic questions.
She got me some fantastic answers from her boss, but her boss unfortunately was on the panel – and as I walked in, I saw the word “CANVASSED” in big red letters across my file.
Now it didn’t help that on that particular day I had the period from hell and was “emotionally charged”, but as the panelists explained to me that I had an unfair advantage I started getting a bit, let’s say, defensive.
Basically telling them they were exploiting their workers, underpaying them, disrespecting the profession and generally being unethical.
And to top it all off, I ended the interview by shouting: “You think you’re so great, well you’re not – and everyone knows it.”
I didn’t get the job (surprised?) but I did get a very detailed letter in the post letting me know why I was unsucessful.
But at least it wasn’t a restraining order – see, there’s always a silver lining!
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Alyssa's Interview: 'I Sweated So Much That I Was Told I Made The Students 'Uncomfortable''
Amy's Interview: 'My Phone Autocorrected The Interviewer's Name To Basically The Worst Thing Imaginable'
Aoife's Interview: 'The Poor Boy Asked For An Elephant On His Face, But It Ended Up Looking Far More Inappropriate'
Barry's Interview: It Looked Like A Scene From Wall Street. One Guy Was Doing Jumping Jacks'
Dave's Interview: 'I Was Halfway Towards The Door By The Time I Realised What I Was Doing'
Emma's Interview: 'I Quickly Recognised Him... As The Guy I'd Been With In Coppers The Previous Week'
Gerard's Interview: 'I Walked Out Flustered, Looked The Wrong Way And Got Knocked Down By A Car'
Jaki's Interview: 'He Greeted My At The Door Wearing A Hawaiian Shirt And A Towel'
John's Interview: 'I Accidentally Said "F**K You Too" Out Loud. I Probably Should Have Left Then.'
Katie's Interview: 'I Panicked And Blurted Out A Knock Knock Joke That Required Me To Moo'
Michelle's Interview: 'I Somehow Found Myself Belting Out A Bar Of A Regina Spektor Song'
Sinéad's Interview: 'I Ended Up Having A Heated Argument With The Panel, And Yelled 'You Think You're So Great!''
Thanks to The Merrion Hotel for supplying the prize!
