I had to sit A levels, an entrance exam and have an interview.

And then I had to be a porter at Harrods - once for the winter sale, and once for the summer.

I worked in fridges one time, and carpets the other. Carpets was possibly the best job I've had - sitting around reading all day (Gormenghast, I recall) to be called on a few times a day to move carpets around.