At my interview for EK, we were to register with the hotel reception as we arrived. I sat and had a coffee and read the paper and waited for what seemed like eternity. I then asked the reception what was going on and they were "oh we called the interviewees already"... I then told the guy to call upstairs and explain that I had been there early and had sat for an hour...etc etc
When I arrived upstairs I made my apologies and joined the group waiting. One guy was spouting off about Concorde, one girl about Saudia (she was in jeans), one about restaurants and how she'd done this and that.
When I was taken in for a 2 on 1 they asked me a final question: "where do you see yourself in 5 years?" I jokingly said..."well i could have still been downstairs if I hadn't realised something was wrong!" They laughed and didn't give me a chance to give a sensible answer.
2 of us got the job out of 12...we both had about 3 years experience, had already been a supervisor, but more importantly...kept our mouth shut and did not brag about our past experience!!!