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That's funny! But mostly because you already had other interviews lined up. I'm curious -- did they actually ask you anything in/about Swahili?
by miranda_rights 8y ago
That's funny! But mostly because you already had other interviews lined up. I'm curious -- did they actually ask you anything in/about Swahili?
- lb1lf 8y ago-Nope, they didn't - and I don't think they would have (could have?) anyway. (In fairness, they never got the chance - I did break the ice by observing that after walking past that office door down the hall, I realised why Swahili had been on the list of qualifications - so were they interested in looking at the work samples I'd brought along, or should I rather fail the Swahili test first?)
- dmurray 8y agoSadly they wouldn't have to, because he (presumably) didn't put Swahili on his CV.
- walshemj 8y agoOr explain why Swahili was "required"
- lb1lf 8y agoOh, if I were them I'd just say something along the lines of 'We've been working with an East African university (I believe their preferred candidate had spent some time in Dar es Salaam), and have found a working knowledge of Swahili to improve cooperation greatly' or something to that effect.