I applied for an admin job, got an interview, was in there ages. The chap said he was interviewing 6 candidates, and felt it was only fair to warn me that 2 of them had previous experience in the relevant sector. He kept going back to other sections on my CV and asking about them.
All of a sudden he threw his pen down on the desk and said "Well, you've got me completely flummoxed! I wasn't looking to expand the sales department, but would you consider that sort of role?"
I said that perhaps he needed to have a think and get back to me, but in the meantime I would email him a reference if he wanted one. I don't usually use that reference for admin jobs, as it is very sales biased. When I got home, I sent it to him, he phoned about an hour later and asked if I could come in to spend an hour with D & A, the chaps in the sales dept, the next day, although he wouldn't be there. I think the idea was for them to give him their opinion as to whether I would fit in. I did that the next day, then today he phoned and offered me a job.
The salary is very low, but it's better than the nothing that I'm currently earning, and being employed again will hopefully help with the depression.