This fictional manager certainly likes to make an impression!
Job interviews are a part of modern life and sooner or later we all have to do them. They usually involve being asked a list of questions or doing a short presentation.
But some companies go a bit further and ask the interviewee to do embarrassing and humiliating things that are completely unrelated to the job.
Rob and Finn discuss 'odd' job interviews, and talk about one man who was asked to dance as part of his selection process.
This week's question:
What type of job has been named a 'Field Nourishment Consultant'? Is it:
a) A waitress
b) A school dinner lady
c) A petrol station assistant
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
- grilled
(here) asked lots of difficult questions
- interviewers
people who interview someone for a job
- interviewees
people who are being interviewed
- position
- degraded
feeling you have lost respect for yourself and from other people
- humiliated
feeling embarrassed and ashamed
- put on a brave face
hide your feelings of being upset or disappointed
- unorthodox
different from what is usual or normally expected
- recruiting
the process of finding and employing someone to work for a company
- leave/ make a lasting impression
behave in a way that makes people remember good things about you for a long time
- breaking the ice
making someone feel relaxed
- role playing
pretending to be someone else to act out a pretend situation
- bribe
money or gifts you give someone to try and make them do something