Thursday, September 20, 2007

Interviews

We're starting to interview next week to replace Margherita and we were remembering a man we'd interviewed before she joined. You may have gathered that we employ many Italians. In fact, I am the only non-Italian in the company. Anyway, an Italian arrived for interview who was in his early twenties. First impressions are important and the first ones which struck me were that he was wearing a cream crumpled linen suit and that he had some dazzling false teeth. We soon gathered that he knew little about finance, let alone about hedge funds. On further questioning we learned that he was working as a waiter. I asked him, "Why did you come to England?" His reply was, "For love!"

8 Comments:

Blogger Eurodog said...

This is so funny!

4:00 pm  
Blogger Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Oh, bless him! Don't they cheer you up?! I didn't realise you employed so many Italians, WW.

5:59 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I do hope that you aren't biased against cream crumpled linen suits !

7:31 pm  
Blogger kinglear said...

There is no better reason.....

8:34 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Because it is in tune with the 'zeitgeist', what about telling us about some 'moral hazards' which you have encountered in your life, Ms Whisperer ?

Come along now, confession is good for the soul.. and quite good for your website traffic, I shouldn't wonder...

10:41 pm  
Blogger Whispering Walls said...

Si, WL. One of the reasons I like your blog is that I'm an Italophile.

Anon - pressed cream linen suits are a different kettle of fish

Anon - shall think about publishable morally hazardous tales...

8:13 am  
Blogger kinglear said...

Agree about the crumpled linen suits...

8:55 am  
Blogger kinglear said...

I was speaking with a BUPA administrator the other day who told me he had been interviewing for a medical secretary. One of the candidates was working in a funfair in Blackpool. She had apparently decided to make a carreer change, and thought as she could type that was all she needed.

8:58 am  

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