Aaaah interview today what a bunch of time wasters!

First I was super-duper prepared THEY WERE NOT!!!

first, teaching assistants talking to student about what they will be doing when they get home and rolling her eyes when I asked the kids to do a task…that was not really a problem, come across teaching assistants that can be like that all the time and got the students back on track anyway.

Then lesson was 30 mins not 40 (excuse me you told me to plan for a 40 minute lesson not a 30 minute lesson grrrr) yes I adapted to that also.

But you have not heard the worst of it Head teacher answering phone during interview whilst I was answering a question…then when he came of the phone he rudely said “you might want to look that up” WHAT were you even listening!

The other 2 interviewing  me also answered their phones. What happened to a designated person for phone calls on interview days or only taking emergency phone calls.

Then he watched his clock all the way through the interview which is very off-putting and rude I later found out that my interview was schedule before a review meeting so he had tried to fit my interview in a 30 minute slot.

I almost forgot to add that they over run so could not make my other interview.

 Absolute time wasting.

i am actually thinking it was a little funny now. The lady said to me when leaving " we have a few interviews later so we will not get back to you until the evening or tomorrow" I wanted to say dont worry i won't be waiting by the phone :-)

 I've usually conducted interviews in a meeting room so that they cannot be interrupted by a phone - but had I been, I'd have picked up the receiver, put it down and then pulled the phone extension out of the wall.  It's rudeness beyond belief to answer the phone during an interview.

The former Mr Middlemarch was not a teacher, but was once interviewed for a post in his field in one of the snobbier London authorities.  He was last to be interviewed and the previous interview over-ran so that he was over an hour late going in to an interview which, for the other candidates, has lasted at least 40 minutes.

When he finally sat down, the director of service who was chairing the three-person panel said to Mr M 'I've only got 15 minutes as I've got a plane to catch...', proceeded to ask him the first three questions and then said, 'Right, that's all we've got time for.'

Mr M simply got up and walked out without saying a word to any of them.  I'd have had something to say if it had been me in there.

desmareedg:

Just quickly how do you quote what someone else has said on this forum then reply...you know the little white box?

  'I've only got 15 minutes as I've got a plane to catch...',

Answer :click on reply and when the post shows above yours in blue, use mouse to highlight the desired phrase and then click the Quote option at the bottom of the post.