Reasons for Failure at Interviews:
These results are based on a survey carried out on 1000 international companies. Any one of the 32 ways can make the difference of getting a position or losing out. Any two and you have wasted your time going for the interview.
- Late for the interview
- Poor personal appearance
- Sloppy application form
- Lack of interest and enthusiasm
- Showing little or no interest in the company or industry
- Showing intolerance and /or strong prejudices.
- A lack of planning for career without purpose or goals.
- Avoiding unfavourable factors in your past records.
- Failure to look at interviewer while conversing
- Not asking questions about the position
- Giving indefinite responses to questions
- Being overbearing and overaggressive and having a conceited attitude
- Wanting the job for only a short period of time.
- Merely shopping around
- Unyielding, too rigid, too demanding
- Inability to take criticism
- Limp, fishy, wet handshake
- Poor diction, bad grammar and inability to express oneself clearly.
- Lack of confidence and poise, nervous, ill at ease
- Indecision
- Laziness
- Lack of manners and courtesy
- Lack of tact.
- Lack of maturity and vitality
- Being cynical
- Unwillingness to arrange future interviews
- Failure to appreciate for interviewer’s time
- Having very narrow interest
- Failure to participate in activities
- Low moral standards
- Being a high-pressure type.
- Replying to questions with clichés
