I have been interviewing people for a position the past two days, is it just me or would you not take a pen with you to an interview

Only 1 out of 8 had a pen, when I go for one, I always take 2 in case one stops working

Cant say iv ever took one. I dont expect to go to an interview to write to be honest.

Pens are optional but experience tells me that you should not fart during an interview. Wearing cowboy boots can also be a bad thing.

Why would ya take a pen to an interview??

Never took one ever.

Maybe its like Tonys interview for the bar job on Men Behaving Badly - a checklist.

"Are you good with people?" *tick*

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When someones gives you a sheet of paper with words on it and says please fill that in, personal details, questionnaire, product knowledge test etc

Jesus, you lot all work outside or are you not allowed pointed objects

Surely if you're expecting people to complete paperwork then you would provide a selection of pens?

I did, just surprised me nobody planned ahead and picked one up from the kids crayon bucket

What you didn't bring your own pen?? OUT!! Your not wanted here

Well put it this way, they will not be getting the job, prior planning prevents piss poor performance

So if you had a pen then what was the problem?

Personal details will be on their application form/C.V.

Not quite sure why you would give them a questionnaire/knowledge test on paper. If this is necessary on a first interview then ask them these questions verbally - you will find out a lot more about them than them writing it down.

To save me asking the same set of questions 8 times, fill in the feckin question sheet while waiting for the interviewer to call you in, I can check there knowledge and refer to said info sheet later, will you stick to your area of expertise and tell me what no 82 is at the Rainbow House

I dont think all this palava is necessary for flipping burgers.

I've got an interview in an hours time. I've got a pen and I'm not wearing cowboy boots either! I'm going to smash this!

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Out of interest what eas the job for??

If it is waitressing or cooking is this questionnaire necessary??

Im all ready for Monkeybutts A,B,C tick box quiz...

This is what MB looks like

What about taking a pencil? Should at least get a 2nd interview for that.

Love Paulines pens

Who's bothered about a bloody pen..Have any turned up flashing a bit of stocking tops or cleavage ?

What no packed lunch

Chef Manager and yes, there are a lot of legal requirements required in a kitchen, 14 allergens, haccp, cossh, sfbb, cooking temperatures, temp control, health & safety, risk assessments etc and of course, can they make a bostin parmo!

Of course, but Brian was ruled out due not bringing a feckin biro!

What sort of food is that? Sounds like foreign muck to me.

Well why didn't you say that health and safety in the kitchen required a pen. Now is it alright to have the pen in yer top pocket or do regulations require it to be behind yer lug.
Does the ink in the pen have to be a specific colour or will any do????
I would imagine it's ok to bring a fountain pen with red ink in it. Then if you leak any it can be blended into the tomato soup.

Only 1 piece pens allowed in the kitchen in case the top falls into food, pen pocket on side of sleeve alongside tasting spoons and only use once, never double dip your spoon

Never taken one to an interview as stated all questions should be answered verbally and question asked should write down what's appropriate. It smacks to me like your being lazy.

Fuck off, I have pens

I once went to an interview drunk.

I don't think I took a pen on that occasion either. What a fool I felt.

I went for an interview as a shepherd once and forgot to take a pen.

The sheepdog had nowhere to herd the sheep into, I felt such a fool !

I've been to an interview and a second interview in the last couple of weeks, I took a pen on neither occasion and I found out yesterday that I got the job.

Why would you need take your own pen?

Yes i'm with you on that PJ.

Never taken a pen to an interview in my life, the whole idea seems a bit archaic.

Its good to argue about something other than Pools!

A pen is forever.

I take it monkeybutt did not conduct the interview?

The question is did he employ the pen bringer over the others?

Has he properly thought this through, they could have had brought that pen for all of the wrong reasons such as graffiti or writing abusive notes and leaving them on car windscreens or defacing books with knobs on peoples heads. I'd be more suspicious of the person who brought the pen, whats wrong with our pens? Why do you need your own?? I'd think they were a weirdo.

No, the job was at Bic though*

*It wasn't really.

You don`t need a pen to be a litter picker

I've just googled the top 5 tips for an interview,in reverse order -

5. Don't say the reason you want to work in an office is to shag the birds.
4. Don't say the reason you want to work in an office is to shag the blokes.
3. Don't piss in the interview room because you don't know where the toilets are.
2. Don't refuse to shake the interviewer hand and tell him it's because he looks like a raging homo.
1. Take a pen.

I rest my case

Has Monkeybutt recently purchased a tan coloured chair from China from which to conduct said interviews ?

wouldn't their details be on the application form

Well obviously, unless i had misplaced it temporarily