Group interview

I have to re-apply for my own job this year, it's only a waitressing job too which is very annoying and I've been trying to psych myself up for the interview next week and just found out they've changed the format from individual interviews (which are bad enough) to 'group exercises'... Oh dear help!! Last time I was at a job (it was a freelance art job and was actually what I was wanting to do with my life) and they wanted to play 'get to know you' games, I was shaking all through the first game and could barely move and talk and when they started the second game I walked out the room and went back to my desk to carry on with work. I can't exactly do that in an interview. I even avoid apply for jobs that I know will group interview. I'm also self diagnosed so can't explain to them why it's so difficult. I can't even get myself to ring the woman back with my availability because I'm terrified of talking on the phone.

any advice on getting through a group interview? Has anyone been through one before? I don't even know what to expect! 

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  • Observe, and mimic the one(s) who appear to be doing it well.  Females on the spectrum are often good at mimicking.  I haven't been in that situation myself, any interviews I have been to have been very hit and miss, what I found was that if I realised when I got there that I didn't want the job then I interviewed really badly because I couldn't pretend and couldn't lie, so did so badly that I didn't get offered the job anyway.  Hopefully someone will come on here with more advice.

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  • Observe, and mimic the one(s) who appear to be doing it well.  Females on the spectrum are often good at mimicking.  I haven't been in that situation myself, any interviews I have been to have been very hit and miss, what I found was that if I realised when I got there that I didn't want the job then I interviewed really badly because I couldn't pretend and couldn't lie, so did so badly that I didn't get offered the job anyway.  Hopefully someone will come on here with more advice.

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