Thousands of jobhunters grilled by Dragon Duncan Bannatyne

54,000 jobhunters have sat a virtual job interview with Duncan Bannatyne via BeMyInterviewer.co.uk

BeMyInterviewer.co.uk now features over 250 interview questions and answers from 14 interviewers across key sectors

The siteís questions and answers have been played more than two million times

More than 210,000 unique users have visited the site in the last year

ìIíve interviewed 20 people for this job, why should I employ you?î is the most asked question

More than 1,000 jobhunters a week have been grilled by serial entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne over the last year, making him arguably the UKís most prolific job interviewer, figures released today reveal.

54,000 people have sat in Duncanís hot seat through www.BeMyInterviewer.co.uk, the interactive video-based website, which lets users sit virtual job interviews with some of the countryís best-known business leaders and senior executives from leading companies, including Virgin Atlantic, ITV, Telefnica O2 UK and Ernst & Young.

As the site marks its first birthday, figures released today reveal that more than 210,000 unique users have visited the site to prepare for interview and have played the interview questions and answers more than two million times. BeMyInterviewer currently hosts over 250 different questions and answers from 14 experienced interviewers across a range of sectors including sales, hospitality, marketing, retail, finance and customer service. New interviewers join the site regularly to help offer more insight to jobseekers about what they might be asked during an interview.

Bannatyne has asked visitors his interview questions more than 195,000 times, with one user trying to answer the Dragonsí Den starsí killer question, ìIíve interviewed 20 people for this job, why should I employ you?î every 50 minutes – making it the siteís most asked question.1

BeMyInterviewer.co.ukís other top questions include:

What kinds of people do you have difficulty working with? (Jacqueline Gold, Ann Summers)

Are you ready to accept the job today if I offered it to you now? (Duncan Bannatyne)

Out of all the organisations you can have applied for, why this one? (John Paul Cardew, BSkyB)

Tell me about your biggest success... now tell me about your biggest failure (Ruth Badger)

Who are your heroes? (Moray Coulter, ITV)

Why are you here? (Mike Harris, Garlik)

Imagine you and I are in an elevator and you have just 1 minute to tell me why you are the best person for this job (Karen Hood, Virgin Atlantic)

For which of our clients could we be doing a better job and how? (Oliver Lewis-Barclay, Hooper Galton)

Can you tell me whatís good and whatís bad about your current employer? (Ian Ruddy, Telefnica O2 UK)

Streamed videos enable users to select interview questions based on different criteria, such as interviewer or question theme. Each interviewer has their own distinct style and area of expertise and their questions cover areas such as money, experience, ambition and selling yourself. Interviewers also give their personal insight into the question, explaining why they asked it and what would make a good answer.

Keith Potts, CEO of Jobsite.co.uk, said: ìBrushing up on your interview technique is invaluable, especially if you havenít been for an interview in many years. You may have the skills and experience to be an ideal candidate for the job, but you need to be able to communicate that to the interviewer, especially in a competitive jobs market.

ìBeMyInterviewer.co.uk is a unique way to prepare. Through its easy to use video content, users get a feel for the interview situation and what to expect. Candidates also gain genuine insights from real business leaders into how they interview and what kind of answers they look for, helping them to prepare effective responses.

ìWith hundreds of questions asked by experienced interviewers from a broad range of sectors, BeMyInterviewer is a great tool for whatever position youíre applying.î

With recent analysis of government figures suggesting that there are more than 50 people applying for each job vacancy in some constituencies, anything that can help a candidate stand out from the crowd could be invaluable.

BeMyInterviewer was Highly Commended at the 2008 PR Week Industry Awards and a finalist at the Association of Online Publishing (AOP) Awards for digital innovation. The site has also recently been announced as a finalist at the 2009 Onrec Awards for technical innovation.