Employability Skills - 25 Things to avoid in an Interview

25 Things to avoid in an interview

ý   Poor personal appearance

ý   Lack of interest and enthusiasm; passive and indifferent

ý   Over-emphasis on money

ý   Criticism of past employer

ý   Poor eye contact with interviewer

ý   Late to interview

ý   Failure to express appreciation for interviewer’s time

ý   Asks no questions about the job

ý   Unwillingness to relocate

ý   Indefinite answer to question

ý   Overbearing, aggressive, conceited with ‘know-it-all’ complex

ý   Inability to express self clearly; poor voice, poor diction, poor grammar

ý   Lack of planning for career, no purpose or goals

ý   Lack of confidence and poise, nervous, ill at ease

ý   Failure to participate in activities

ý   Expects too much too soon

ý   Makes excuses, evasive, hedges on unfavourable factors on record

ý   Lack of tact

ý   Lack of courtesy, ill-mannered

ý   Lack of vitality

ý   Lack of maturity

ý   Sloppy application form

ý   No interest in company or industry

ý   Cynical

ý   Intolerant, strong prejudices