Feb 3, 2019
i learned that due to a case of mistaken identity, Guy Goma, who thought he was at a job interview, accidentally ended up on live tv, posing as a technology expert and commenting on a complicated legal case involving apple (x)
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i learned that due to a case of mistaken identity, Guy Goma, who thought he was at a job interview, accidentally ended up on live tv, posing as a technology expert and commenting on a complicated legal case involving apple (x)
In 2006, Guy Goma showed up at the BBC for a job interview as a computer technician. He was mistaken for Guy Kewney, a computer expert, and put on live TV to discuss a judicial verdict. Despite his amazing performance faking his way through the segment, he did not get the job. source source1
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Guy Goma thought he was interviewing for an I.T. job when he found himself on air on the BBC. What came next was familiar to anyone who has been unprepared at work.
It's 10 years since Guy Goma became a celebrity after he was mistaken for an internet expert and interviewed on BBC News TV.
The unemployed computer technician had been at the BBC for a job interview. But the graduate from the Congo gained worldwide attention after a mix-up saw him interviewed on air instead of Guy Kewney.
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Y2uQn_wvc)
Man Goes To BBC For A Job Interview, Ends Up On Live TV By Accident (Video)
Man Goes To BBC For A Job Interview, Ends Up On Live TV By Accident (Video)
This is absolute gold. Check out this scenario: you head into the building of a big media entity for an IT-related job interview…whomever you met within the department then whisks you to a chair in front of news cameras, only to find yourself talking about the internet to one of the news presenters. It’s then that you realise that you’ve mistakenly been thrown on live television by accident.…
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Still a hero. Happy 10 years everyone!
This is still probably one of my favourite things to ever happen ;’D
