50 Worst of the Worst Job Interview Mistakes

one_shot
By one_shot

i don't know if it is old or not

it is new to me, just i wanted to share it with you:

1. Arriving late.
2. Arriving too early.
3. Lighting up a cigarette, or smelling like a cigarette.
4. Bad-mouthing your last boss.
5. Lying about your skills/experience/knowledge.
6. Wearing the wrong (for this workplace!) clothes.
7. Forgetting the name of the person you're interviewing with.
8. Wearing a ton of perfume or aftershave.
9. Wearing sunglasses.
10. Wearing a Bluetooth earpiece.
11. Failing to research the employer in advance.
12. Failing to demonstrate enthusiasm.
13. Inquiring about benefits too soon.
14. Talking about salary requirements too soon.
15. Being unable to explain how your strengths and abilities apply to the job in question.
16. Failing to make a strong case for why you are the best person for this job.
17. Forgetting to bring a copy of your resume and/or portfolio.
18. Failing to remember what you wrote on your own resume.
19. Asking too many questions.
20. Asking no questions at all.
21. Being unprepared to answer the standard questions.
22. Failing to listen carefully to what the interviewer is saying.
23. Talking more than half the time.
24. Interrupting your interviewer.
25. Neglecting to match the communication style of your interviewer.
26. Yawning.
27. Slouching.
28. Bringing along a friend, or your mother.
29. Chewing gum, tobacco, your pen, your hair.
30. Laughing, giggling, whistling, humming, lip-smacking.
31. Saying "you know," "like," "I guess," and "um."
32. Name-dropping or bragging or sounding like a know-it-all.
33. Asking to use the bathroom.
34. Being falsely or exaggeratedly modest.
35. Shaking hands too weakly, or too firmly.
36. Failing to make eye contact (or making continuous eye contact).
37. Taking a seat before your interviewer does.
38. Becoming angry or defensive.
39. Complaining that you were kept waiting.
40. Complaining about anything!
41. Speaking rudely to the receptionist.
42. Letting your nervousness show.
43. Overexplaining why you lost your last job.
44. Being too familiar and jokey.
45. Sounding desperate.
46. Checking the time.
47. Oversharing.
48. Sounding rehearsed.
49. Leaving your cell phone on.
50. Failing to ask for the job.

By Khawaga• 18 Mar 2010 09:12
Rating: 4/5
Khawaga

Some of these are culture specific. When I interview someone, I meet him or her in the lobby and walk back to my office or the conference room with him/her and then I offer them a seat before I sit down. Also, the person doesn't ask for the job during the interview. He has already applied or the position and that is why we are having the interview.

By aami alyousafzai• 17 Mar 2010 23:51
aami alyousafzai

thanks for sharing..

i did ol above in my first interview...

By soniya• 17 Mar 2010 09:23
soniya

yah..u can say that..lolz

By anonymous• 17 Mar 2010 09:21
anonymous

soniya jee -- much inspired from Paki Gurlzzzz :(

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A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc

By KHATTAK• 17 Mar 2010 09:16
KHATTAK

Can't stop doing No. 3 :(

------------------------------------------------------Whenever I find the Key to Success, Someone Steals it.

By soniya• 17 Mar 2010 09:14
soniya

ohh really dot.com bhaiya,it could be possible coz of bro n sis relation..don't u think so??? I don't think it caused harm to neone of us..right??

By DaRuDe• 17 Mar 2010 09:13
Rating: 2/5
DaRuDe

dont stare too much if the interviewing is a female

By anonymous• 17 Mar 2010 09:11
anonymous

why i think, we have the same taste :P

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A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc

By anonymous• 17 Mar 2010 09:10
anonymous

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A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc

By soniya• 17 Mar 2010 09:09
soniya

But its still refreshing..TFS..

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