Lets start with the outfit. It's usually something formal. For guys it's a standard suit and tie. It doesn't matter if this is what you're going to be wearing at work, this is what's usually expected. Of course in many business environments it might as well be a uniform. I hate suits personally. They are stuffy and uncomfortable. The tie limits you ability to turn your head. Also I have yet to discover an ideal way to hang up my jacket so that it doesn't get wrinkled.
It gets much worse when you get to the actual interview. Sometimes it's just with one guy. Other times it seems like you're getting interviewed by a committee. Then come the questions. Sometimes you get questions like "What is your greatest weakness?" But you're not supposed to tell them that you have a hidden obsession with Jello pudding, you have to lie and really give them a strength that's really disguised as a weakness. Or they'll ask for an example of something you did in certain situations that may not have anything to do with the job. They claim that its a way to assess your thinking process but it feels like they are just screwing with you. Sadly, the interviewer has license to say whatever he wants. If he somehow insults you you basically have to sit there and take it.
You almost have to become a different person during the interview. You put on a fake smile to go with your fake outfit to complement your fake stories. In the end you might get the job or you might not. You probably won't get any feedback or have any idea what exact went wrong. In our online world consider yourself lucky if you get a phone call, expect some kind of stock email or a vague announcement on the company website.
I suppose it could be worse. But right now I don't know how.
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