Today I had a group interview for a sales job. At one point we were put into groups and given certain prompts to go over. This idea by itself isn’t bad, However I had the pleasure and being in a group with 2 extremely obnoxious people who never gave me the chance to participate. I was constantly being talked over, I got the chance to speak maybe 3 times. This obviously looked badly on my part, and there wasn’t much I could do about it. I kept trying to insert myself into the conversation, but time and time again the others would practically yell over me.
There were some assessors in the room so hopefully all of this will be taken into consideration, but how am I supposed to succeed if I’m barely even given a chance? I know it’s a sales role and I should be aggressive and confident in the way I speak, but I never even got the chance to really prove myself.
When I did the 1 on 1 part of the interview, I did really really well. Probably the best interview I’ve ever had. I was really excited for this role, so hopefully this aspect of it will shine through. Anyone else had these kinds of experiences with group interviews?