Comments on: Is knowing the England football captain general knowledge?

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:42:32 +0000

as Mosh says I think you can get away without knowing who the captain is now due to the sad state of affairs English football is in.

So did you get the job? or did they not hire you because you lacked “common” knowledge?

By: andrew

andrew — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:35:21 +0000

It was an interview for an advertising agency that has a trainer manufacturer as a major client…

By: Rhys

Rhys — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:29:51 +0000

I’ll be honest, I had no idea. I wouldn’t have said Wayne Rooney. Probably like Mosh I’d have said Steven Gerrard.

Now Welsh Rugby captain, that one’s easy.

I suppose it’s “General Knowledge” though. It’s something that 60% of the population’d know.

Still, he was wrong.

By: Mosh

Mosh — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:23:13 +0000

Rooney? Is he? The “current” England captain doesn’t really exist as a permanent position right now, as far as I’m aware. Seeing as we’ve had one match under the new manager – and that a friendly – I’d not have said Rooney.

Last I knew, it was Steven Gerrard. And I had to look that up. The English team just aren’t worth following right now. Gerrard’s one of a small number of players who, IMHO, deserve a place on it.

On the other hand, I don’t see what relevance it has in a job interview unless the position somehow relates to sports coverage.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:09:40 +0000

Was it done as a male bonding/ice breaker thing? I’d guess men need to know these things so they can talk to each other. Is one deemed homosexual if they don’t know the answer???!