10 Things To Never Say In An Interview

10 things to never say in an interview. If you're interviewing for a new professional level job, there are some things you should never say to the interviewer. Learn what not to say during your job interview in this video. I’ll make a separate video for hourly or non-exempt roles.
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[ralucachelaru]

Hi Bryan, I just set the start date for my new job that I got with your help! thank you for your amazing advice! Everything worked just as you put in your videos. Including getting a 10% increase on my salary and 1 extra week of PTO during negotiation.

[Ishn]

"Because I don't want to question your motivation for talking to me."

If employers included salary ranges with job postings, we wouldn't need to ask. We're all there to get paid, and regardless of what you want to trick yourself into thinking, it's the #1 concern for 90% of people.

[GregMoress]

My interviewer asked me what my biggest fault was. I told him I'm too honest.
He said "But that's a good thing"
I replied, "Yeah, I don't care what you think"

[althunder]

Everybody is there for the money IDK why everyone dances around this issue. I'm not there for my own entertainment, I need a job that pays me!

[ggiiaaccoommoo]

So basically the video is saying: recruiters can be very bitchy and will interpret all sort of bad stuff in everything you say, even if you don't mean it that way. So be extremely cautious.

[audioillity]

I disagree 100% on not talking about the hours.. It may cost you the job, but in my experience these are the jobs you don't want to take. This is how I discovered companies that tend to require 2-3 hours of overtime each and every day.

Basic Salary range expectations should be covered before you even step in for an interview too! It can be tightened down at a later stage.

Stop supporting toxic recruitment and companies.

[hillbillysportsman]

People that are good at being dishonest are going to get hired. I have seen it first hand the people that get promoted are the best BSers.

[alexandrecouture]

After listening to a few of his videos, it tells how to be a good little corporate sheep.
Also, job descriptions are almost always made by HR people who have zero clue of what they are talking about.

[thenicestguy]

Well, my motivation for talking to a recruiter is to see if the salary is within my expectation. No, I am not excited about the position. I work because I need to.

[cwalenta]

Don't ask about the hours? Really? Any parent who needs to fit childcare into a workday NEEDS to ask about hours. If you need me there at 8am sharp and little Jimmy's bus doesn't pick him up until 745a, this isn't going to work. Frankly HR should be communicating the expected office hours before the interview because if its a lack of a time match from the get go why even waste time on the interview? Kids aren't optional making the hours question extremely relevant.

[Strider]

As for researching the company, this usually involves looking at their website or marketing material, and i've NEVER worked for a company where the marketing was anywhere near what they actually did, in fact most of it was pure fiction, including their statements about company culture and behaviour etc.

[mandolinic]

Interviewer: What is you're major weakness?
Me: I have zero patience for people who ask dumb questions in job interviews.

[dominikkin]

Asking about the details of the role would be considered stupid and irrelevant... if it wasn't for the abundance of job postings that sound like this:
- we're looking for a marketing ninja
- do you want to join the most disruptive tech startup ever?
- we don't call ourselves a company, we call ourselves a FAMILY. Where everyone works together in a flat structure. Hey we also have a foosball table!

[Lavabug]

Some of these are good, but don't ask about hours, don't ask about compensation, don't not answer a salary expectation question? Yikes. That's not a job interview anymore, that's fishing for a doormat with no self-respect.

[noodlechrist]

"Asking about wage". Okay then, put a range on your f'ing job posting. We don't' take jobs for free pizza.

[ChrisB]

The third one I have experienced personally. I work in software development, and was interviewing to keep myself fresh and to see what opportunities were out there. I passed all the rounds of the interview and had an initial offer. I was going to decline the offer (the salary was too low), but the boss brought me back in to ask if I had more questions for him. I asked about the work-life balance and they eventually got back to me that it sounded like I was "going to be a clock-watcher". It's crazy you can't even say you don't want to work unpaid hours.

[ndrdjoh]

"Don't ask me about salary expectations"
"You better answer me when I ask about salary expectations"

🙄🙄🙄

[PeterT-bsnm]

This is why I never want to work for someone else again.

[SimGunther]

Timestamps & details = viewer exercise ;)

1. Asking what the company does
2. Asking what the role is
3. What are the hours?
4. Asking about promotional opportunities
5. Asking about salary
6. Not answer the recruiter/interviewer's question of "what are your salary expectations?"
7. Talking poorly about previous company/employer
8. Saying how nervous you are
9. Being "too casual"
10. Not asking any/enough well thought out/intelligent questions

[sahirac]

I ask about salary and hours and some other questions on this list. I'm very politely not gonna waist my time. They want to know if I'm good for them and I want to know if they're good for me, it goes both ways and that's what interviews are for