Avoid These Six Common Interview Mistakes

Avoid These Six Common Interview Mistakes

As anyone who has been in a job search for a while knows, being invited to a job interview is not something easily achieved. Mistakes in the interview room are common place. So, as part of your interview preparation, it’s vital to understand what the most common interview mistakes are, and how to avoid them.

Usually people get late on their interviews for various reasons such as they can’t able to find the destination or their car have some issues. To avoid coming late for interview, try to search the destination of your interview a day before and get to the location of your interview about 30 minutes before the interview is scheduled to start. Also check your care a day before interview whether it is working properly or not.

Most employers have more applicants than they need or want. If you aren't demonstrably interested in them and the job, they certainly aren't interested in hiring you. To avoid this, demonstrate your interest in the company and the job. Be dressed appropriately. Turn off your cell phone and focus your attention on the interview and the interviewers.

Be prepared! Preparation will help you demonstrate your interest in them and the job. You will also perform better in the interview when you are prepared.

One of the problems which a hiring manager confronts is a candidate who doesn’t have any question to ask at the end of interview. Before interview, prepare some questions to ask from your interviewer so that your all queries should be cleared from your mind.

A good candidate will already have researched organisation, and certainly any candidate sent will already be fully briefed and excited about joining.  However, an interview is a two way street and thus it is equally important for you to sell your organisation as it is for a candidate to sell themselves.

During interview, interviewer can trick you and force you to speak negatively about you pervious company which can give a bad impact of yours to the interviewer. Try to be positive and research the tricky questions you might be asked.