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Blogger applies for Albert Hall events job

Our man Oliver Davies continues in his quest to apply for 100 jobs for which he has little qualification.

His latest application was for the post Director of Events at the world-famous Albert Hall.

He said: "Being a very cultural sort, I felt this was right up my street...the job description called for 'the creativity to identify and develop opportunities for new programming ideas'."

Those new ideas were aimed at promoting the Albert Hall to the 'common man', as opposed to opera and classical music buffs.

"Hence, for starters, I have proposed Celebrity Mud Wrestling, Opera Karaoke (with a pitcher of beer and free curry thrown in for the price) and spicing things up a bit by luring the Adult Video News awards away from Las Vegas.

"I'm certain that when they read my glittering and bold vision, they'll soon be whisking me down to London to start planning their event calendar."

See Oliver's blog here

Helpful interview hints

One of the most frequently asked interview questions is "why did you leave your last job?"

Now this might worry you, but we at Jobs In South West feel say that honesty is the best policy.

Some job experts recommend beating the interviewer to it by volunteering the information before the question is even asked. This may allow you to move on quicker from the subject.

Brevity and honesty is the key to focus on when dealing with this subject, they say.

To deflect the negativity of the situation, you could offer a lesson that you learned from the experience or how the circumstances benefited you as a worker.

Read more about this tricky situation online here.