Invited to interview after submitting application. Interviewer seemed more interested in presenting himself, his successful company and what the role would be like (which is important, but shouldn’t be the sole focus of the interview). Very little focus on me, on assessing me as a candidate and what I might be able to offer Seemed quite dismissive of the fact that I had a degree, even though it was listed as a graduate management trainee role (it became clear later that it was advertised as this, as well as other titles but it was essentially a commission sales role). Was invited back for a trial day almost immediately after the interview, which would take place following day. No salary offered, was informed it was purely commission based work.

I applied online and got a reply to my application very quickly. I could arrange an interview at a time that was convenient for me. Everything was very uncomplicated. On the day of the interview, I was actually interviewed by the CEO of the company himself. He took his time to explain everything and I could ask lots of questions. It was a really fun and relaxed environment. So no need to be nervous. The front reception seemed to be really busy which made me feel unease first but just until I realised that the building is actually used by different companies. The only real negative was that I struggled to find the office in Newcastle's city centre. However, thanks to the help of the nice admin staff who guided me I found everything in time.