Totally Bizarre, Real-Life Interview Mistakes
Quick Assessment
87% of employers know within the first 15 minutes of an interview whether a candidate is a good fit or not.
Superiority Complex
53% get turned off when a job candidate acts arrogantly.
Burned Bridges
50% don’t like it when candidates talk negatively about current or previous employers.
Ill-Prepared
39% say not coming to the interview informed about the company or advertised job is another major mistake.
Role Reversal
17% don’t like it when the interviewee asks the interviewer personal questions.
Bizarre Interview Mistakes: Role Model
An interviewee named himself as his personal hero.
Bizarre Interview Mistakes: Tuned Out
Another kept his iPod headphones on during the interview.
Bizarre Interview Mistakes: Blazing a Path
When asked by the interviewer to “impress me,” a candidate set fire to the interviewer’s newspaper while reading it.
Bizarre Interview Mistakes: Down Time
An applicant confessed that she had taking too much valium, so the interview didn’t really represent her personality.
Bizarre Interview Mistakes: On the Record
A candidate tried to secretly tape the job interview.
