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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Live from London, it's the world's most deranged job interview!

The British Broadcasting Corporation made a notable mistake May 8 when, in a segment on the fallout of a music-related lawsuit, it put Guy Goma on air.

The problem wasn’t that Mr. Goma wasn’t willing to discuss the lawsuit, didn’t have anything intelligent to say or made any on-air comments that hurt the BBC. No, the problem, as the Associated Press reports, is that Mr. Goma was the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time:

The network has apologized to its viewers for a studio mix up that resulted in a man mistakenly appearing on live television as Guy Kewney -- an expert on Internet music downloads.

In fact the man was Guy Goma, a Congolese man applying for a technology-related job with the British Broadcasting Corp. Goma followed an employee to the studio after a mistake at a reception desk, the corporation said late Monday.

The BBC said it apologized to viewers for any confusion.

Yep, the BBC put a job applicant on air as an expert – and, no, he wasn’t even applying for an on-air job.

Think of the toughest job interview you’ve ever been in. Think of the nightmare scenarios involving job interviews that keep you up at night but never actually happen. Now add lights, a microphone and a live television feed.

Seriously, if Mr. Goma doesn’t get the job, there is no justice in Great Britain.

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