WEIRD MISTAKES IN JOB INTERVIEWS.
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CareerBuilder tries to help companies find the right person for the job and the right job for each person - and talks with hiring managers to find out which things applicants are saying or doing that put interviewers off.
SOT - Jennifer Grasz with CareerBuilder
"Some of the most common mistakes that we hear about for job interviews include answering your cell phone or texting - we've seen that one increase over the years. Appearing disinterested - where you're just not that enthusiastic about the position. Dressing inappropriately..." (:14)
Says CareerBuilder's Jennifer Grasz...
SOT - Jennifer Grasz
"Appearing arrogant. Talking negatively about a current or previous employer - that can leave the employer with a bad impression. And chewing gum - that was the last one to round out the list." (:09)
All those things apparently happen quite a lot.
And then there are things that don't happen often, but which make you wonder.
Some of those of things after this...
((( BREAK )))
Under the general heading of appropriate dress during a job interview, CareerBuilder's Jennifer Grasz mentioned one particular applicant...
SOT - Jennifer Grasz
"There was the person who took his shoes off during the interview. Then there was another person who actually showed up wearing a Boy Scout uniform, but never told the interviewers why." (:08)
Maybe he thought the company wanted to hire a Boy Scout. He didn't get hired, though. Neither did this guy...
SOT - Jennifer Grasz
"There was another person who actually asked for a sip of the interviewer's coffee - making the interviewer feel a little bit uncomfortable..." (:07)
I can see that. And, interviewers do listen to how job candidates talk about themselves.
SOT - Jennifer Grasz
"There was a candidate who referred to himself in the third person. This was a little bit off-putting to the hiring manager. They didn't quite know how to take it, not quite sure why he took that approach in the interview. But, they did not hire him." (:10)
And, do try to remember what business the company is in, says Grasz.
SOT - Jennifer Grasz
"Another candidate asking: 'What company is this again?' - he really wasn't quite sure who he was interviewing with." (:05)
If you can't remember that, they won't remember you.
The Osgood File. I'm Charles Osgood on the CBS Radio Network. |
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