By Kat Krull
Interviews are one of the most stressful parts of the hiring process. But, if you come prepared, here?s hoping that your nerves won?t get the best of you like they do with so many others.
What should you avoid doing during an interview? Here are several ways that job candidates embarrassed themselves during this crucial part of the job search:
1. Not doing your research on the company
Ideally, you?ve done your research on the company before you applied, especially since optimizing your resume to each job is an essential part of landing an interview. But some candidates fail to do this, resulting in stories like these (from MyCrappyResume):
?On interviewing on candidate when asked ?What do you know about our company??, he replied ?You fabricate concrete pipes?. The answers should have been around ?health/pathology?. Bad research = no job.?
?Several years ago I interviewed a young man for a night shift position. It all went quite well until the end when I asked if he could work weekends, he said he was unable for the next six months because of a conditional weekend prison sentence.?
2. Over-promising on qualifications or skills
It?s not usually a good idea to apply to a job where you don?t meet all of the employer?s criteria. Here?s how it can lead to an embarrassing situation:
?My salon is seeking experienced stylists who already have an established clientele. Regardless, new graduates with no clients still apply, but the worst one was the girl who swore she had a clientele on the phone?then, when asked during the interview, said, ?Umm, maybe. What?s that?? Not Hired!?
3. Being unavailable
Make sure you?re actually available to start a job if you?re attending interviews, unlike this candidate:
?During a group interview it was specified in previous rounds that we were all going to have to start on the 1st of September. One candidate put his hand up and says ?I?m on holidays then does that matter?? Four out of the five got jobs!?
Kat Krull is the Marketing Manager of Resunate, a job application tool that tailors and optimizes your resume for a specific job, and ApplyApp.ly, an innovative job board that finds job seekers their most compatible open positions. You can find Kat, Resunate, and ApplyApp.ly on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
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