I had my interview with BDO in Manchester on Monday. It was a bit of an ordeal, really. Getting there was a slog, and I got there just 10 minutes early, which was a bit of a pinch. The interview itself was hard work, and I really didn't think it went too well at all. I couldn't answer a few of the questions, and the lady interviewing me didn't give much feedback or write much down so I figured that what I was saying wasn't of much interest to her.
After that was done I went to the Trafford Centre where Ali had gone to meet up with her mum and sister. We had a coffee and a chat then said our goodbyes and we drove back towards Leicester, with a brief stop at Pizza Hut in Stoke for supper. Good stuff.
Anyway... it turns out the interview didn't go as terribly as I thought, as they've invited me for the assessment day in a fortnight, which is encouraging.
The job sounds pretty interesting, though there is a lot of training in London involved - one week a month for 3 years! Pretty serious stuff. The salary is also lower than I'd like, but we could get by on it. To be honest, given the fact that I've got through to the next stage at all, I'm wondering if God is up to something and wants me to have this job, as I doubt I'd have hired me on the strength of that interview. Perhaps this is what I'm supposed to be doing.
More as things develop... Still no news from Barclays by the by.
Update: Barclays don't want me. So - their interview goes great, but they don't want me. The interview with BDO goes badly (in my mind) and they do. Weird.
