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Most Common Interview Mistakes
- The most common reasons given by employers for NOT offering a job to a new graduate:
- Lack of interest, enthusiasm, and energy
- Poor personal appearance
- No knowledge of the organization or industry
- Inability to express self clearly; poor voice, dictation, grammar
- Answers to behavioral questions not specific
- No internships or experience
- Late to interview without good reason
- Lack of planning for career; no focus
- Lack of confidence and poise
- Lack of maturity
- Lack of courtesy
- Poor scholastic record
- Negative attitude toward past employers
- Unwilling to start at the bottom
- Failing to look interviewer in the eye
- Limp handshake
- Sloppy resumé
- Merely shopping around
- Little sense of humor
- Inability to listen
- Arrogance
- Not asking questions about the job
- Failing to express appreciation for the interview
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