Three days ago I interviewed a young man that was so nervous he could barely string a coherent sentence together.
At the end I said to him that the job was more fast paced than the role he had experience in. Now I admit this isn't entirely true. It may be marginally slower paced but his experience was perfect for the role he just hadn't proved his competency. This was me verbalising my thoughts that he didn't have what it takes to do the job. He came across lacking in confidence and did not prove his competency so I was trying to manage his expectations.
Suddenly all his nerves were gone and His reply was 'no I do not agree with that at all and I doubt you said that to the last successful applicant who left the company I currently work for, who was chosen to get a job on your team'.
He then proceeded to give a thorough description of his relevant work experience and gave examples from his work of how he has demonstrated his competence. He brought out files of his work, all of which was of an exceptional standard.
Finally, he took the initiative to answer all the questions again. He did so with complete ease and scored maximum points on each question. Obliterating all competition in his path. He ended by saying that it's important not to put down someone's experience just because they had performed badly in an interview.
He apologised if he had come across rude but he wanted to stand up for himself. He said he also wanted to state that he was very passionate about working for the company and felt the role was one he would find rewarding and something he could develop and utilise his skills in.
I nearly fell off my chair!
AIBU to think he could be a nightmare to work with? Or does he sound amazing?
He's got the job anyway.