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| Things You Should Avoid in A Job Interview |
Attending a job can be a nerve-racking experience which most of us are of glad once it has finished. The key to whether you succeed or not is often based upon the level of preparation and forethought that goes into the interview process. You can’t predict with any great certainty how the interview will go but there are some things which can be avoided that might lessen your chances of getting the job.
Interrupting the questioner
You maybe so keen to put your answers and opinions over that you end up interrupting the questioner, especially if they are explaining something to you in detail. Whilst this maybe appropriate in some instances, if done repeatedly it is likely to irritate the person asking the questions. You should get your chance to speak so do be patient.
Bad mouthing your previous employer
If you are attending a job interview with a potential new employer then it will be quite obvious to them that you wish to leave your current employer (unless you have been made redundant of course). Therefore bad mouthing your past employer or colleagues is not likely to curry favour with the person conducting the interview, especially if you worked in your previous role over a long period of time. They may rightly raise the question…”well….if they are so bad why did you stay with them for so long?”
Don’t be disingenuous
Not being straight with people about your past experiences, remuneration or qualifications is to be avoided as it can be grounds for dismissal if you are offered the job and then something you said subsequently turns out to be false. That is not to say you shouldn’t ‘big yourself up’ and make what you did sound as important as possible, just don’t over step the line. Untruths over salary can be easily picked up if the company interviewing you does background checks with past employer (s).
Avoid jokes and bad language
Although you might think cracking the odd joke will lighten the mood, you can never know in advance what someone’s sense of humour is like, or even if they have one at all. What you may find funny another person may find offensive. Bad language is almost always inappropriate at an interview so avoid it, even if the interviewer uses it.
Careful what you reveal about your personal life
Here you need to strike a balance between ensuring that the person interviewing you can see you are a polite, affable human being and revealing so much they feel the interview has descended into a cosy chat in the bar. If something is relevant to the role then say it, for example, if you say I recently got married and it made me focus on progressing my career then that is fine, it shows ambition. If however you say your partner has been ‘on at you’ to get a higher paying job then this will be seen as a negative.
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