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Most Common Ways To Strike Out During An Interview |
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In a recent survey, more than 150 companies were asked the question, "Why don't you hire an applicant who is capable of doing the job?" Read their responses, and keep them in mind when preparing for your next interview.
1. Poor personal appearance
2. Lack of interest and enthusiasm
3. Over-emphasis on money
4. Condemnation of past employers
5. Failure to look at interviewer while conversing
6. Limp, fishy handshake
7. Unwillingness to go where sent
8. Lateness to interview
9. Failure to express appreciation for interviewer's time
10. Asks no questions about the job
11. Indefinite response to questions
12. Overbearing, over-aggressive, conceited "know-it-all" complex
13. Inability to express oneself clearly
14. Lack of planning for career: no purpose or goals
15. Lack of confidence, uneasiness
16. Failure to participate in activities
17. Unwillingness to start at bottom
18. Excuses, evasiveness
19. Untruthfulness
20. Lack of manners, courtesy
21. Lack of maturity
22. Lack of vitality
23. Indecision
24. Merely shopping around
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