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Group interview

Mason

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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  • Absolutely!! We have to constantly prove ourselves to make sure we can get our jobs back. It's riddiculous at the moment with those types of contracts. My last job was a zero hour contract and my manager was awful to me and used to say how much I irritated everyone because sometimes I don't know how to join in conversations or struggle to make eye contact with people. My friends said he was bullying me but he would always remind me that he did my rota and could take my hours away, when it got bad,a friend  intervened and reported him and next thing I knew I went from 32 hours a week down to 8 and I couldn't afford to live. It was awful because with a zero hour contract there was nothing I could do.

    At least the people at this job are nice, it makes a big difference but this whole re-applying thing doesn't make sense to me either.

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  • Absolutely!! We have to constantly prove ourselves to make sure we can get our jobs back. It's riddiculous at the moment with those types of contracts. My last job was a zero hour contract and my manager was awful to me and used to say how much I irritated everyone because sometimes I don't know how to join in conversations or struggle to make eye contact with people. My friends said he was bullying me but he would always remind me that he did my rota and could take my hours away, when it got bad,a friend  intervened and reported him and next thing I knew I went from 32 hours a week down to 8 and I couldn't afford to live. It was awful because with a zero hour contract there was nothing I could do.

    At least the people at this job are nice, it makes a big difference but this whole re-applying thing doesn't make sense to me either.

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