The Games Maker Selection Event - Part 2

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As I went inside, I was greeted by a friendly security guard and asked to wait in the seating area until my 11:00 timeslot. A short time later, I was asked to sign in and was given a name tag and pink bracelet to wear.



London 2012 Olympic mascots



My Name Sticker and Interview Group Bracelet

I was then given a brochure and asked to proceed to a desk where they photocopied my identity and took a photo of me with a webcam. If I'm lucky enough to be selected, this will be the photo that they use on my security pass. They didn't show me what it looked like, but I imagine that I have a weird expression on my face, as I always seem to do in ID photos!

Next stop was an area with various displays about the Games and some pink and blue seats. I was greeted by a friendly guy called Mark, who invited me to add a message to a message board, saying why I wanted to take part in the Games.



Information Stands In The Waiting Area



Waiting For Our Interviews

Once all of the pink group had arrived, we were asked to take a seat and listen as Mark (and another friendly Mark!) explained that we were being considered for the Event Services team and described the five different roles available. The two Marks were obviously also there to warm us up, relax us and get us in the mood!

The Seating Area

We were then invited in to a small cinema where we watched a short film, featuring people such as Sebastien Coe and Eddie Izzard. Eddie Izzard was very funny and gave us tips for the next step - the interview itself.

The interview area was divided into lots of different "pods" and each member of the pink group went to the pod number written on their name sticker, where an interviewer was waiting for them. In pod number 6, a nice lady called Linda started the interview off by asking me some general questions, before telling me that she was going to put me down for a Team Leader role.

The questions were a lot more formal than I was expecting and were all in the style of "from your personal or professional life, can you give an example where..". As I answered, Linda scribbled everything down furiously on my form and before I knew it, roughly twenty minutes had gone by and it was all over.  

Linda escorted me to the exit, where there was a small gift shop, and then it was back out in to the cold February air.

I think I did okay. Like all interviews, there were some things that I wish I had included in my answers and some things that I wish I had said differently but, in general, it seemed to go well. I now have to wait until the end of April, at the latest, to find out if I got the job. Keep your fingers crossed for me!