Pinched from an email from www.CallCentreManagers.com
JUST FOR FUN....... What NOT to do in an interview:
We've all been interviewed for jobs. And, we've all spent most of those interviews thinking about what not to do. Don't bite your nails. Don't fidget. Don't interrupt. Don't belch. If we did any of the don'ts, we knew we'd disqualify ourselves instantly. But some job applicants go light years beyond this. From a survey of personnel executives on top American Corporations this is what was found.....
The lowest of the low:
1. "... stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application."
2. "... asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate."
3. "... announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and French fries in the interviewer's office - wiping the ketchup on her sleeve"
4. "Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having thecorporate logo tattooed on his forearm."
5. "Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions."
6. "... pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos ofeveryone who interviewed him."
7. "Said he wasn't interested because the position paid too much."
8. "While I was on a long-distance phone call, the applicant took out a copy of Penthouse, and looked through the photos only, stopping longest at the centrefold."
9. "During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate's brief case. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave for another interview."
10. "A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: "Which company? When do I start? What's the salary?" I said, "I assume you're not interested in conducting the interview any further." He promptly responded, "I am as long as you'll pay me more. "I didn't hire him, but later found out there was no other job offer. It was a scam to get a higher offer."
11. "Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk."
Anyone got any to add?
David |