I arrived early and, in spite of my comment that it was a mistake, was swept into a cattle call group and skills-tested in an unrelated area. I was told I didn't pass their test and sent home.

An hour later, I received a call stating this was a mistake and that the group was testing for assembly line work. They asked me to come back.

After some thought, I made the 30-minute drive back and was interviewed by two men. One was amiable, but the other had delusions of grandeur. Aside from the relevant questions, he asked things such as, "We are Dell; why should we give you a chance?"

Given this fellow's first name was not Michael, my answer was literal: "The company, not you, is giving me a chance, just as I am giving the company a chance. After all, taking a job here means not taking a job elsewhere."

After a short, stunned silence, I essentially called the encounter to an end and left. The amiable fellow seemed to 'get it' and was amused. I shook his hand and wished him well, but ignored the other guy.

Essentially, this is a behavioral interview with unrelated comments and questions thrown in to "show who has the upper hand here."