I was selected as a tutor following interview. It was slightly astonishing that I got the role. More correctly, the interview itself was much less a pressurised experience than I expected. This is most likely because I am an existing member of staff, and also there is a change in recruitment for internal staff.
What is remarkable, and saying this in itself is an astonishing matter, is that the panel did not really scrutinise me on the subject matter of what I will teach. They are more keen on pastoral and support functions.
All in all, they “believed” and “trusted” what I said. Why is this such a major matter? Well, as someone who looks and sounds different from the majority, people (the majority) tend to dispel of all kinds of “assumptions” of a person, and their capability, so that they can “properly” assess this person – in this case, suitability for the role. This approach is somewhat discriminatory, to the point that it is “anti-ethnic” (trying not to say “racist”). Rarely, yes, very very rarely, do I encounter situation where I am treated “the same” as the majority. And this is what happened at the interview.