Never Say OR Do These In Your Interview (If You Want The Job)!

Never do these things in your job interview if you're serious about landing an offer. Interviewing isn't a game of chance. Having a plan and avoiding mistakes like the ones in this video will help you succeed. These mistakes are among the most common I've encountered while recruiting.

00:00 - Start
00:45 - Forgetting your interview
01:53 - Failing to do research
02:55 - Winging it
03:40 - Body language
04:41 - Being too comfortable
05:32 - Oversharing
06:16 - Sharing goals
07:24 - Salary
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[HernTheHunter]

I am sick of having interview with people who have no clue what job they are interviewing me for.

[HazeAnderson]

I remember hearing over the intercom one day "If anyone scheduled an interview today, your interviewee is here at the front desk." 😂

[Dave-zoks]

Regarding winging it--it's difficult to practice and prepare for questions when you don't know what the questions will be. I've prepped answers for all of the "usual" questions we hear about in these videos, but once in an interview, I seldom actually hear those questions.

[ikemattern]

I showed up at an on-site interview and the interviewer was a no-show. I was standing around in the lobby until the owner came in to ask what I wanted. I said I was there for an interview and "Mike" was supposed to meet me. He then took me in and we went looking for my interviewer. He then showed me some things they were working on in the shop and then showed me the door, saying they will let me know next week. No questions, no discussions, nothing. One of the worst experiences I've had interviewing. I call it a "field trip", not an interview. Glad they passed on me.

[Up_north_with_Mike]

I’ve had an interview with two hiring managers who weren’t prepared. They didn’t read my resume and didn’t have any pertinent questions nor answers. Some just wing it but in this instance they were unprofessional and I called them out on them being unprepared. I said I was surprised that they didn’t have my resume handy and that their questions were unrelated to the position. They just looked plain dumb.

[jermainemyrn]

This is ideally how interviews should go:

Company: "i need workers and you need money to live. Can we make this mutually beneficial, I'm willing to train also if you have no experience. "

Employee: Sure, please respect me, don't micromanage me, and pay a minimum of 3x the rent with the consideration of day to day living cost.

Humans complicate EVERYTHING

[tiffany]

1:53 when the job posting is extremely vague and your unable to get any more information despite thorough attempts to research, they seem annoyed that you don’t know and have to explain it. It’s insane.

[dhenderson]

"Winging it" has worked better for me in interviews, and I landed my last two jobs just being myself and not "playing the game".


The interviewer helped by talking to me as a person and having a simple chat, rather than talking to me like a murder suspect.

[daverage]

The last interview I had, THEY forgot I was even scheduled for an interview and told me as much. Lol! They then sped through the interview, shouting across me every 20 seconds. I actually had to stop them and explain that I can keep my answers to under a minute but they had to let me speak if they wanted to know what I could do. No dice! They were incredibly rude and one got outright hostile at the end despite me remaining professional. Would love if you did an video about dealing with hostile and unprofessional interviewers: I'm sure we've all met them.

[poohdabear]

I recently went to an in person interview with a prominent insurance company. My interview was set for 2 pm. I arrived 15 minutes early, and they didn't bring me in until 2:45, the interview didnt officially start until 3:05pm. They had not reviewed my resume prior, and it was overall just unprofessional to call me in after several previous interviews, and it all really felt like a huge waste of time. Especially given it was almost an hour away. And leaving during rush hour traffic in a metropolitan area, it took me almost 2 hours to get home. Now days looking for a great career is a joke.

[tinabird]

It's horrible when you do all the preparation and research for the interview, but you don't end up getting the job.

[hazeleyes]

It’s all about connections, connections, connections

[raincie]

My best intreview at a company was last year in November and it felt more like a conversation. I had 3 groups of 2 people at a time and even though it was over 3 hours long it didn't feel overwhelming. They flew me out and payed for everything, even the gas in the rental car. There was respect on both sides. My time and effort to prepare and their preparation and actual intrest in getting to know me. They never asked how much I was interested in making becaue I already put that in my application. It needs to go both ways.

[ayylien]

I find the more I try to prepare for an interview the worse I end up doing. I remember completely winging an interview for a job I didn't care about and getting an offer the next day after a string of rejections from companies I did care to work for.

[istvantoth]

Why do companies offer 2021-2022 salaries in summer 2024?? Could you make a video about that as well?

[JohnConstantineRTP]

I’ve had interviewers do some of these 🤣

[gotguitar]

Are we still allowed to breathe? 🤣

There’s always something with these unicorn hunters. 🙄

[LivingOrganismFromMarsAndVenus]

Uff. I was applying to 30 jobs per week and suddenly like 2 weeks later a recruiter called me. His phone was of a bad quality and I couldn't hear him clearly, I couldn't understand the name of the company he said, I asked if he could repeat it and I still didn't get it but even when I later saw the name of the company in the interview invite email I still didn't remember it and I had to Google it. The funny part was that at the screening call he asked me how much do you know about our company and I said well I will need to look at the website. He called me out of the blue while I was doing something else.
I mean it is not possible to remember every and each company I applied to. Especially when the recruiter calls me without a prior announcement, I don't get a chance to Google it while talking to him. Of course I did my research for the interview with the manager.

[Seanac]

If only the respect that HR expects from candidates was returned in the follow up process. Instead they almost never follow up with anything other than a automated email. Also, stop asking questions thay are clearly scripted, "where do you see yourself in five years?" . Don't expect the candidate to do research if you can't tailor an interview that best suits the position you are trying to fill.

[tarekyared]

Are we still talking about "a firm handshake" in 2024? Sounds like dad advice from the 90s. If someone judges you by a single handshake, you probably don't want to be working for them.