Am back at work after a day off sick. I'm am not reporting in detail on the state of my innards except to say I'm glad I wasn't here yesterday morning. Still not feeling great now but need to be at work for various engagements.

Although it's obviously physical and not mental, it would be interesting to know whether it's a bug of some sort or stress related. Not sure it's the latter, but can't rule it out.

In any case, the major stress of Tuesday is now over. Shattered by end of the day.

Went just as I expected - even to predicting the 1, 2, 3, 4 order. And the hard choice between the top two (big gap between 2 and 3 and 4 trailing along virtually out of sight). In the end we assigned points for each question making a possible score of 80 on the 8 questions. I wasn't surprised when we added them up and found just one point in it. Still, one person has to get the job and three have to be disappointed. And while I think friend (and friendship) is big enough to rise over her disappointment, reality can often feel a lot harsher than you imagine. So I'll watch this space.

Of course one of the most interesting things from my perspective was the insight it gave into the processes on the other side of the table. Should I be interviewed for another job I hope it will stand in me in good stead.

Oh and good luck to the successful candidate. Hope it goes well for you.