It’s one thing when you don’t go to an interesting job because you don’t have enough experience and knowledge. It’s completely different when you are "screened out" due to improper behavior during an interview. Moreover, many errors can be easily avoided.
Tardiness and untidy appearance
Do not be late! It always makes a bad impression. “I highly recommend candidates to correctly calculate the travel time and arrive in advance, and not fly in the soap for an interview,” advises Yekaterina Tikhvinskaya, HR Director of Uponor Rus CJSC. - You should carefully consider your wardrobe. Of course, this largely depends on the company you go to for an interview, but jeans with a shirt or sweater are not very welcome. Some candidates come unshaven or unkempt - this also does not make a very good impression. ”
And if you are still late and, moreover, if you can’t come to the meeting, be sure to call and notify.
Attempts to soften the recruiter
Sometimes candidates for an interview try to “put pressure on pity” - they talk about how long they can’t find a job, about their material and even family problems. Recruiters, of course, are also people and will sympathize with a person in a difficult situation, but this is unlikely to help employment.
“If you really want to get a job, you should not put pressure on pity,” says Elena Borisova, executive director of sales and marketing at Zepter International Russia. - When you accept an invitation to an interview, you inform the potential employer that you are ready to be of service. Pressing on pity, you do not show your usefulness, but how burdened you are and are not ready for complete dedication at work. ”
Refusal to answer questions
There may be various questions at the interview, including difficult and even unpleasant ones. But even if you absolutely do not want to answer, do not go into a frontal attack, but try to carefully get out of this situation.
“If you don’t want to answer the question, I advise you to correctly argue your position or jokingly leave the answer,” advises Elena Polyakova, Deputy General Director for Human Resources of the Centripchat network. - After all, the recruiter does not ask out of idle curiosity. In my experience, a sharp refusal to answer a question makes a negative impression and speaks of a person’s conflict, and such workers are rarely needed. ”
Excessive frankness
Frank and detailed answers at the interview, of course, are welcome, but only until it comes to the commercial secrets of employers or other confidential information. They may be interested in this information, but they are unlikely to accept a “talkative” candidate for work.
Ekaterina Tikhvinskaya gives an example of such excessive frankness: “Some candidates for the position of, say, a sales manager eagerly voice all the numbers that they know, and this scares off a potential employer. You can indicate the volume of sales for which you were responsible, or customers / projects, but to talk about all the projects or announce exact numbers, for example, I strongly do not recommend margins. ”
Template Answers
At the interview, the candidates try to give the “right”, socially desirable answers, especially since there are many articles on the Internet on how to answer typical questions. It would seem simple and convenient - you read, remember, answer. For example, on a difficult question about shortcomings, it is often advised to say: "I am a workaholic" or "I am a terrible perfectionist." But recruiters also read all these tips and do not favor the learned answers.
“Template answers taken from the Internet are always felt,” explains Valentina Mitina, an independent HR consultant. - For example, you ask a question, and the candidate’s answer literally pops up like a memorized one. He does not even think about it. In this case, I ask leading questions: “Are you a workaholic? And what is this expressed in? What does this give you? ”
Lying
We will not moralize and say that lying is not good. It’s better to explain why a lie often comes up, no matter how hard a person tries to hide it. Firstly, gestures, facial expressions, nervous behavior in general give him out. Recruiters are very often psychologists by education or just addicted to it, plus constant communication with people - all this allows them to read such signals pretty well. “Even the most prepared candidate for an interview during a long interview ceases to control himself, and his body involuntarily begins to transmit signals that contradict conscious actions,” says Elena Borisova. - For example, when a candidate who exaggerates his merits at a previous job, deliberately opens his palms as a sign of honesty, facial expressions will easily give him away. It can be narrowed pupils, a raised eyebrow or a twisted corner of the mouth. ”
Secondly, if this is some kind of complicated lie, inconsistencies appear in the candidate’s story. Then the interlocutor begins to ask clarifying questions, asks for more specifics, and the person “floats”. And thirdly, recommendations are being collected for candidates, and at this stage, too, much can be revealed.
Lack of interest
Employers are very impressed by applicants with “burning eyes” and do not like candidates who only sluggishly answer questions at the interview without showing their interest in the vacancy. After all, a good employee is one who not only can (has the necessary skills and knowledge) do the work, but also wants to do it. It is difficult to imitate interest if it really is not, and probably not necessary. But if there is interest, do not hesitate to show it, including asking your questions at the interview (usually they suggest doing this at the end of the meeting). You can directly say at the end of the interview that you are interested in the offered vacancy and you are ready for cooperation.
We hope that our tips will help you successfully pass the interview!
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