I bet everyone's been to atleast one of 'em before & knows first-hand that they are the worst way by far of finding out whether or not the applicant is the right person for the job.

Everyone knows the only reason business' use them to scout applicants is for their own benefit. How are you supposed to show them what skills you can bring to their business when every other applicant there is trying to out-do the other, attempting to one-up themselves over the applicant next to them?

The worst cattle call/Group Interview I've ever been to was for the opening of a new Border's store. There were some 30-odd positions up for grabs with some 800 people applying for them (Yes, that's what they told us).

The reason this is on my mind is cos tomorrow I have to go to an Assessment Centre (located at a Ridges Hotel) for a bloody 5-hour session for a few positions to become - of all things - a Docs Caseworker!

In all honesty, I have no idea how my teaching/education background has any possible benefit to being a Docs Caseworker. Aren't they looking for applicants with social work backgrounds instead?

The position of being a Docs Caseworker wasn't even on my radar during my job hunting at all. I found it in the local paper, decided to apply for the hell of it, I did an online test yesterday & tomorrow I'll be going to a bloody 5 hour Assessment Centre (that's what Docs call it) with up to 9 other applicants in total. Realistically, I'm not even sure if I wanna work as a Docs Caseworker at all (I've heard/read quite a few stories of how people have become so disillusioned with that line of work which made them pack up their stuff & quit).

Man, Group Interviews S#ck!!!