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5 Things You Should Avoid During Job
Interviews
Job interviews are crucial
platforms for candidates to
showcase their credentials
and convince panellists on
why they (candidates) are
best-placed to fill advertised
vacancies. Despite this, the
conduct of interviewees during these important sessions
may work against their impressive curriculum vitae.
The following are hazards you should avoid if you want
a successful job interview:
1. Don't dress inappropriately
As you prepare for a job interview, remember that you
mode of dressing will play a crucial role in determining
your success. How you dress on this important day
gives people a glimpse into your deportment once you
are hired. Your fancy clothes and extreme accessories
have no place in that official meeting. No tight or ill-fitting
clothes should find their way into the room where you
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will face the panellists. Leave your revealing clothes for
an evening date. Dress decently.
2. Don't panic
For a few crucial minutes, you will come face-to-face
with a group of mortal human beings who will ask you
questions about yourself. You don't need to panic
because you have all the answers with you. Remember
you will still be alive after the interview. Further, this may
be one of the many interviews you are going to attend
before you finally find a job. Start getting used to the
normalcy of attending these kinds of platforms and
expressing yourself before interviewers.
3. Don't speak too much
It is true that you have the opportunity to blow your
trumpet as you compete with other equally able
individuals. However, do not appear to lecture the panel
or dominate the session with endless and repetitive
speeches on what the panellists already know. Talking
too much may give the impression that you are trying to
cover up some weaknesses. You may even end up
mentioning irrelevant issues that may jeopardize your
chances of finding a job. Compose yourself, say exactly
what you have to say, and when you are done, keep
quiet.
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4. Don't interrupt panel members when they are
speaking
When some people attend job interviews, they tend to
become so comfortable with interviewers that they begin
to interrupt the latter. You etiquette and communication
skills will be questioned if you cannot keep quiet and let
others talk. Irrespective of how much you know and how
eager you are to get employed, do not destroy your
chances by appearing to be a know-it-all. Learn to listen
before you respond if you must have a successful job
interview.
5. Don't lie or present inaccurate information
A formal meeting where you discuss your suitability for a
job is the culmination of a long process during which the
organization has gathered a lot of information about you.
Most of this is contained in your resume and academic
and professional papers. Similarly, your conduct and
past will be under scrutiny throughout the time you will
be employed, in case you pass the interview.
Consequently, as you prepare for a job interview
remember that the information you volunteer has legal
and social consequences.
