CNBCs The Job Interview televises what usually happens behind closed doors

CNBCs The Job bewerberinterview televises what usually happens behind closed doorsCNBCs The Job Interview televises what usually happens behind closed doorsLights camera eyes on the hot seatIn the new CNBC reality series,The Job Interview, real job candidates experience one of lifes most vulnerable moments on primetime TV as they take part in actual job interview sessions with real employers.Christian Barcellos, SVP Development Production, CNBC Primetime, spoke to Ladders about what viewers can expect from the show.Heres how it all plays outSeason Onereportedly features ten 30-minute episodes. Barcellos toldLaddersabout how about what happens behind the scenes.The production team found pre-existing jobs that had been posted and asked employers whether the show could film their hiring processes. Businesses who wanted to take part in the show sifted through hundreds of resumes and selected the most promising applicants to interview. Candidates arrived at a real office suite, where the interviews were taped.Barcellos told Ladders that there was actually no contact with candidates until they arrived at the location.Rarely have cameras ever been inside that process to see how people behave, how nerves get the best of you, how sometimes theres a disconnect between yourself and how you come across, he said.Each episode features one employer and around five applicants, but each interview session has one applicant and two interviewers from the company.Theres a job, everybodys applied for that job, the employers only know them by their resume, as in the case in most situations, Barcellos told Ladders.Interviewers discuss on camera how the candidate fared once the interview is over, and one candidate will score the position.As for the types of employers on the show, this was really an opportunity to showcase these smaller businesses throughout America, he said.The Job Interview is based on a similar show for ITV in the UK with the same name, and ITV produced this new sho w.CNBC hopes viewers see themselves in these applicantsSpeaking about how this show is different than CNBCs traditional programming and career advice, Barcellos told Ladders that one of the nice things about this show is that there isnt a lot of specifically proclaimed dos and donts. Its inferred. This is an observational program.Viewers can interpretThe Job Interview however they please.Inevitably there will be takeaways little things they learn and observe, but most of all its about recognizing ourselves, he said.Barcellos hopes the show will spark discussions among friends once they tune in.Heres when you can check it outThe Job Interviewpremiereson Wednesday, November 8, at 10PM and 1030PM ET/PT, with two episodes back-to-back.