The Vet2Work Job Procurement and Advancement
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Interviewers’ Top Seven Pet Peeves
1.
Talking religion ...An
interview is
not the time to express
your religious beliefs, even subtly.
Although you may deem that this presents your personal values,
even the most non-partisan interviewers can be put off by even the
slightest of religious comments during the interview.
This is especially true of interviewers in organizations dealing
with high stress client situations.
2.
Failing
to completely answer questions
... Interviewers hate to have to pry answers out of a job candidate.
Even though you have submitted a well written resume, an
interviewer wants you to expound upon the resume information and not
repeat it.
3.
Telling the interviewer your
salary expectations or asking about pay and benefits on your first
interview...If your expectations are higher than the starting
salary, the interviewer will quickly lose interest in you as a potential
candidate. Let the
interviewer guide you through the interview and, if they ask you what
your salary expectations are, then politely ask what the pay range is
for the position.
4.
Failure to look the interviewer
in the eye...
5.
Failing to demonstrate enthusiasm...An
unenthusiastic job seeker is both difficult to interview and also
difficult to want as an employee.
All companies want employees who have a sense of pride in the
company and in their job.
Enthusiastic people are inspiring...
6.
Failing to demonstrate you want
the job...Lack of enthusiasm and desire
7.
Failing to demonstrate you plan
to stay on the job... The interviewer does not want to hear that
you plan to return to college or move into another career in a few
years. The interviewer
wants to hear you say you plan to stay and grow with their company.
Why would they want to invest in training and grooming you only
to have leave and take your skills elsewhere?
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