Monday, February 13, 2012

Making It Big Monday

Interview Mistakes Not to Make!

So, you got the interview all lined up and are ready to go! Well if you plan on doing well, you better avoid these interview killers. They have happened before so don't let it be YOU!

  • Arrive late or too early (more than 10 minutes is too early)
  • Fall asleep or yawn
  • Smell like cigarette smoke or alcohol
  • Discuss your party life
  • Dress inappropriately
  • Talk bad about your past co-workers or boss
  • Be overly sarcastic
  • Look at your watch/play with jewelry
  • Don’t research the company
  • Ask too many questions or no questions at all
  • Use “like” too often
  • Use big words incorrectly
  • Wear too much or too little makeup
  • Sound desperate
  • Leave your phone on
  • Forget to ask for the job
  • Act like you have better places to be
  • Expect benefits immediately
  • Be overly shy
  • Speak too quickly/or to slowly
  • Swear
  • Complain
  • Roll your eyes
  • Interrupt the interviewer
  • Arrive under the influence
  • Talk too much
  • Not know which position you are interviewing for
  • Forget the name of the company/interviewer
  • Chewing gum
  • Ask about dating in the workplace
  • Be fake/overly excited
  • Deliver a weak or too strong handshake
  • Name drop
  • Ask the interviewer their age/relationship status/gender
  • Don’t even show up

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