Things Your Job Interviewer Will Hate You For
You probably know most of
the interviewing tips that can
help you forge a connection
with a potential employer.
Now it's time to learn some of the things
you must avoid in an interview to ensure
the interviewer doesn't end up hating you
by the end of it.
These things really do happen. Just make sure
they don't happen to you.
1. Jump at the chance to trash your former
boss.
"An interviewer will dislike you if you respond
to the question, 'What advice would you give
your former boss, if asked?'" says Lee Evans,
CEO and career coach at Free-Job-Search-
Websites.com, adding that this is a trick
question. "The interviewer will interpret your
negative response as the answer you might
give when asked about a manager at the
interviewing company. It's also a test of your
ability to respond appropriately to sticky
questions. Your interviewer and prospective
employer will side with your former manager,
and view you as difficult to deal with."
2. Comment on your interviewer's
appearance.
Whether you like the way your interviewer
looks or not, keep it to yourself. Even "well,
you look nice today" is inappropriate,
according to Evans. Commenting on how
people look when you've just met them can be
a signal that you aren't concerned with social
boundaries or are rude. Comments about
appearance are on the "interviewer's red flag
list," Evans says.
3. Show up late.
It's a killer, no matter why it happens.
Showing up 10 minutes early is a common
interview tip, but its importance cannot be
overstated. "Tardiness shows one of two
things: disrespect or poor planning, both of
which are nonstarters for most hiring
managers," says Michael "Dr. Woody"
Woodward, an organizational psychologist and
author of "The YOU Plan." Showing up late
sets the tone for the rest of the interview, and
you'll have to be at the top of your game to
come back from such a setback.
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