The Job Interview 15 July 2016

The TV interview...

Last night I received a call from Label 1 regarding the Channel 4 interview programme I participated in.
The emoov interviews were not going to screened.
I was disappointed.

I would be lying if I said that working in a call centre for an estate agent is a dream job.

However, having the opportunity to appear on free to air TV and raise my profile was something I was hoping to market my self with...

I thought I would share a few thoughts on the Interview process as it happened, as best I can allowing for my memory playing tricks on me. I have left out my answers and most of the chat...

My Interviewer was Russell Quirk a Tory Councillor and Estate Agent, his head of Sales, Lauren was his wing girl.

They were both very friendly, and it did feel more like a chat than an interview.

Being a politician, Russell asked me:
Who I would vote for Donald Trump or Hilary Clinton?
Jeremy Corbyn or David Cameron?
Next, How would I vote on Brexit?

The interview progressed to Estate Agents. Do I feel they are ethical?

How much is the average house price in England/ Basildon. What percentage of the Market did I think the Hybrid (Call Centre based) Estate agents commanded.

Following this we had a practical. I sat on a sofa, Russell pretended he was a client... We had a pretend phone conversation (I didn't do well).

Next Lauren asked if She made an offer of £20,000 per year would I take it...

Next I was handed a piece of paper and asked to do with it whatever I liked...

Lastly, I mentioned that the front desk had said the previous interviewee had done a poem.

I offered them a Corporate poem. They said go ahead...

Here it is (  I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream)
I moov, You moov, we all moov, with emoov...

This caused some amusement. We all shook hands, and wished each other well.

The next day, I had the TV crew around. Lauren said she didn't think I really wanted the job, and wished me well.

I am not sure the political questioning is a normal thing in an interview. The rest was OK.

I know that a lot of Companies are wary of peoples politics. In Malaysia, I worked for Proton, a Bumi Putra company (People of the Land). Peoples race and background were an issue.

In America, at General Motors being a Conservative politically was generally the way to go.

When I was at Fords, on Staff if you were a local Tory Councillor it probably would have been more of a plus than a minus.

But I'm not sure they would grill you in quite the same way as Russell did in an interview situation...

I am hopefully Marketing myself via this TV programme

It is not 100% certain that my interview with emoov will be aired. Channel 4 have yet to make that decision. It will be 2nd August onwards if it is aired. The first in the series airs next Tuesday 9pm (GMT)
Here is the trailer for the series of programmes I may appear in.

I enjoyed the process, I have no control over the post production, and so this could turn out to be good or bad...
Lets see.

Media Trade Show, London

I appear on the opening shot, a small figure on the balcony. I watched the preview of the show. It will not be called the Job Interview, possibly, 'Don't call us'/other when it is aired on Channel 4 next month. I must say it looked contrived. It was... The interviewer collapsed against the door very dramatically at the end. Having sat in on interviews in real life I found this a little bemusing. Anyway, if this gives me some national/international exposure in my quest for a meaningful career move, I'll take it. I hope post editing, I appear employable.

Day 2 MPS web from The Media Production Show on Vimeo.

I am visiting the Media Trade Show today...

I am visiting this today. The label1 prduction team, who produced The Job Interview programme for Channel 4 are doing a preview of the show. I'm curious to see what it looks like, as I participated in one of the 5 programmes... http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/…/c4s-the-int…/5104177.article

Day 1: The Media Production Show from The Media Production Show on Vimeo.

Greenlit: The Job Interview, Channel 4

Greenlit: The Job Interview, Channel 4

I have just said 'Goodbye' to the film crew for this program. They were excellent to work with, all through the process. Sadly, Russell and Lauren of emoov decided I am not going to be joining their team.

They were kind enough to give the opportunity of filming the Interview. I am grateful and wish them all the very best!

I feel sure that this exposure will lead to something far more suited to my skill set.

Overall, I am very positive about this

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My Italian Job script will go the the BMW museum

My film script of 'The Italian Job' will be going to the BMW Museum. They have offered to make a charitable donation to ROKPA whom I support through my CSR book project. Innocence lost in the Ice Cream Forest.
Thanks are in order to Joe Saward a Motorsports Journalist that put me in Contact with BMW and several BMW staff (you know who you are...) who enabled the transaction... plus a big thank you to Tracy Cadman who Authenticated the script. BMW understandably don't want a counterfeit script in their Museum!