There wasn’t much of an interview as my parents knew the postmaster, but I was asked to bring in two forms of identification and an informal chat took place. I pretty much knew I was going to get the job when I turned up for the chat, and it was just a case of sorting out the formalities such as hours and salary. I was 19 years old at the time and agreed to the salary that was offered to me by the postmaster’s accountant — if I applied for such a position now I would negotiate for a better salary.

Applied online and about a week later I got a phonecall inviting me in for an interview 2 days later. I prepared by researching the company and looking up interview questions. There was also a redirection exercise involved in the interview along with a focused interview and in the redirection exercise it gave you information stating that your friend was moving in with you and using the relevent information you had to complete a form.