A List of Items To Avoid During Interview

A List of Items to Avoid During the Interview

1) Poorly coordinated attire such as tie and shirt mismatch

2) Untidy hair like just woken from sleep

3) Sport bag instead of briefcase

4) Poor hand shake

5) Poor sitting posture

6) Pale complexion (lady should put on at least lipstick or lip gloss)

7) Poor eye contact

Body odour

9) Playing with fingers throughout the interview

10) Sweaty palms

11) Stare blankly at interviewers

12) Display immaturity

13) Show great anxiety

14) Behave too casually with interviewers

15) Lack of self-confident or over-confident

16) Give very short answer even after prompting by interviewers

17) Talk too much and not answering the question posted

18) Unable to read between the lines of question posted

19) Not forthcoming in replying to questions posted

20) Focus too much on self gain then desire to contribute to Company

21) Unable to post smart questions to gain more insight into job, work team and Company

22) Fail to research on Company and projects

23) Give contradicting replies to questions posted

24) Unable to convince interviewers why the job is a good fit

Always give it your best shoot at interview. Never let the golden opportunity slip away because of reasons you can overcome with some effort. Prepare a checklist such as items to bring or things to do before the interview like research on the Company for yourself so that you can be well prepared for the interview.

Source: http://www.excellent-job-interview-tips.com

~ by gothness on 20/05/2009.