Article appeared in the December 2007 NAPM Georgia newsletter
- Failure to make interview as scheduled.
- Late for interview/or too early.
- Poor personal appearance/improper attire.
- Limp, dead-fish handshake.
- Sloppy application blank - Incomplete/writes, "See Resume".
- Poorly prepared resume.
- Lack of interest or enthusiasm/passive - indifferent.
- Lack of tact.
- Lack of courtesy: ill mannered.
- Lack of maturity.
- Lack of vitality.
- Lack of planning for career: no purpose and goals.
- Lack of confidence and poise: Nervous, ill at ease.
- Failure to look at interviewer when conversing (i.e.: lack of eye to eye contact, looking down/looking around.)
- Failure to talk/ask questions about the position or company.
- Indifferent response to questions.
- Inability to express self clearly: poor voice, diction, grammar.
- Failure to pursue the "offer".
- Over emphasis on money.
- Emphasis on negative things.
- Wrong questions asked - benefits vs. opportunity.
- Inflated past or present salary.
- Falsified background: omission in employment history.
- Makes excuses: evasive; hedges on unfavorable factors on record.
- Failure to participate in interview.
- Condemnation of past employers.
- Indecision.
- Lazy.
- Cynical.
- Poor vocabulary.
- Intolerant: strong prejudices.
- Overbearing, over aggressive, conceited with superiority or "know it all" complex.
- Lack of interest in company or in industry.
- Merely shopping around.
- Narrow interests.
- Unwilling to start at the bottom/expect too much too soon.
- Wants job for short time.
- Inability to take criticism.
- High pressure type.
- Failure to express appreciation for interviewer's time.
I prefer to state things from a positive perspective but this list just does not come across the same when it is stated that way.
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