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Interview for a job is
based on the arrangements made by the perspective employer and assessing
any prospective candidate for the job is purely based on the employer's
choice. During the interview process, the candidate has to gain favours/admiration
for himself from the side of employer/interviewer as he is not in a
position to reject his interviewer/employer. However, the latter can
reject him forever if he finds the candidate even a bit different from
what they are looking for.
In the current scenario of global economic recession, fewer job
opportunities are available in the competitive market. Hence, it is
essential to make the best possible impression in the mind of the
employer. However, your probably have 100 things running through your head
to make the interview foolproof. Here are 5
most-irritating-things-for-the-employer that you should avoid during the
interview.
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1.
Lack of Resume/CV copies: Don’t assume that the employer
would have a copy of your resume/CV that you supplied him along with your
application while applying for this post in the past. “During the
interview session, other members of the ‘interview board’ often demand a
copy of the resume directly from the candidate. If the candidate does not
supply it instantly (to them) he might miss an opportunity to make a
favourable impression in the eyes of other members of the Board,” says
Uday Upendra, former global-head of human resources of Ranbaxy
Laboratories Ltd. Having extra copies of the resume to distribute during
the interview also demonstrates that you are a person with foresight.
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2. Talking Negatively About The Current or Past Employer:
Badmouthing is considered to be a bad habit by the experts of human
resources. So, to check this trait in a person, interviewers generally
toss this question before the candidate to see how his/her terms were with
the previous employer. Never state your ill-feelings about your
past boss/manager to the interviewer. “When faced with the challenge of
talking about former employers, make sure you are prepared with a positive
spin on your experiences,” advises Deborah Walker, a certified career
management coach.
3.
Avoid asking
about issues such as Salary, Benefits, and Promotions:
What if
a car salesman asked to see your credit report before allowing you to test
drive the car? The effect is about the same when a job-seeker asks about
salary or other benefits during the first interview. Wait until the issue
is started from the side of employer. “‘What can you offer me or what can
you do for me,’ - these are sentences that can create an impression in the
minds of employers and let them know if you are a selfish person,” says
Prof VK Nangia, head of management studies at IIT-Roorkee.
4.
Go in your Best Appearance:
Most hiring managers make the
decisions within a few minutes of the interview. So don’t attend the
interview in outlandish clothes like jeans, t-shirts, tight-fits etc and
resist the temptation to wear perfumes, bright colours, or loud nail
polish otherwise it will substantiate for creating a negative image of you
in the mind of interviewer. “Generally candidates are panicky about
wearing a dress ‘with a necktie’ for the interview, if they can not make
it, a conservative style ‘without any necktie’ is not harmful, at least,
better than attending the interview overdressed or underdressed,” said
Prof Nangia.
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5.
Don’t tell the Interviewer your Life Story: The employer
would ask you to tell them a little about yourself. This doesn’t mean that
you start there with your personal (life) story with details such as what
is your religious belief, fantasies, medical condition, relationship
breakups and failures or problems in the past etc. |
“Basically what they want
to know from you is where you went to school, what you accomplished in
school, where you have worked, and how you have helped your former
employers. They can ask you about your hobbies and other co-curricular
activities or volunteer work but tell everything in brief,” said Sunil
Nanda, president (new business) of Spice Energy, Gurgaon.
Contributing Writer:
Tapan Susheel is a post graduate in human resource management. He
resides in Roorkee and can be contacted at
tapanrke@rediffmail.com
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