10 THINGS WE DO IN JOB INTERVIEWS THAT MAKES THE COMPANY NOT TO CALL US BACK (A MUST READ)

Stumbled upon this piece online and thought to bring it here for all job-seekers that have been wondering why they never get called back after a successful interview.
Maybe this article will help put you out of your misery and enable you make the right adjustments.. Goodluck!

The other day i and a few of my friends who happen to be in the HR (Human Resource) field were having a chat about Nigeria and unemployed youths. They said many youths have what it takes to be employed but they just don’t know how to sell themselves well, they also talked about youths being inexperienced and not having skills but they mentioned some mistakes people make in interviews that send them to their water loos.

See below:

1. “I make it a point to introduce myself very clearly and say my name at least a couple of times. And at the end I ask them if they remember my name. Almost every person forgets. It’s not a deal breaker because I understand that they’re nervous, but when someone does remember it, I have to resist hiring them on the spot.”

2. “When I ask someone to list a weakness they have and they say that they ‘work too hard’ it takes every ounce of my self control not to roll my eyes. Get some originality for God’s sake.”

3. “You’d be surprised the amount of times I’ve asked someone what they like about our company or why they want to work for us and they have no idea what to say. DO YOUR RESEARCH. IT’S NOT THAT HARD.”

4. “Eye contact. If they don’t make eye contact, it’s a red flag for me.”

5. “Wrinkled clothes. Just makes you look sloppy and like you don’t care about this interview. Next.”

6. “Please, please check your teeth before you go into an interview. I cannot tell you how many interviews (often with good candidates) that I’ve been totally turned off by or distracted in because they had a piece of chocolate or pepper in their front tooth.”

7. “Saying ‘like’ too many times. Be conscious of that. Along with ‘um’ and ‘uh’ and all those other ones that make you sound less intelligent.”

8. “Not saying ‘thank you’ on the way out. It takes two seconds and it makes me feel like you actually took this seriously and appreciated my time. JUST SAY IT.”

9. “When it’s closer to the end, I’ll do a little three-minute spiel about our company’s vision/outlook/working style, etc. And after I finish I like to ask, ‘What are your thoughts on that?’ The good ones will actually come up with a good, normal answer. The not-so-good ones make it very obvious that they were nodding and smiling but totally zoned out and not paying attention to anything I said.”

10. “Just being incapable of explaining the experiences you’ve had and why you’d be a good fit for this company makes me lose interest really quickly. Hiring you reflects on me, so of course I’m only going to pick the best of the best. So why wouldn’t you be spending every last word trying to explain to me all that you’ve done and all that you’ve accomplished and specifically what it is about you that would make you invaluable to us? Instead of just saying your time at your last job was ‘a good experience’ and then barley elaborating?”