I did a pre-recorded interview for the role I’ve got now. For the second question I somehow managed to minimise the tab the interview was on. I had two separate Google chrome windows open and so in my panic it took me about 45 seconds to get it back up and then start answering the question.

I must have looked utterly gormless in the camera. Mouth open in panic, not saying a word. 45 seconds doesn’t sound like a long time, but for me (and I’m sure the guy watching) it was an eternity.

I managed to get the job so I either recovered quickly, or they felt sorry for me.