1. Doesn't ask questoins
2. Condemnatoin of past employer
3. Inability to take criticism
4. Poor personal apperance
5. Indecisive, synical, lazy
6. Overbearin, over aggressive, "know it all"
7. Late to interview
8. Failure to look at interviewer while interviewing
9. Unable to express self clearly
10. Overemphasis on money
15 rules for asking better questions during your interview:
1. Ask open-ended questions
2. Keep it short
3. Don't Interrupt
4. Getting to Yes
5. Use inclusive language
6. Ask Questions the interviewer can answer
7. Avoid questions that are obvious or easy to determine
8. Avoid "why" questions
9. Avoid asing questions that call for a superlative
10. Avoid veiled threats
11. Avoid leading or loaded questions
12. Avoid questions that hint of desperation
13. Asking questoins that focus on what the company can do
for you
14. Don't ask questoins that are irrelevant to the job or
organization
15. Relax and Smile
10 great questions to ask:
1. What's the makeup of the team as far as experience? Am I
going to be a mentor or will I be mentored?
2. What does this company value the more\st and how do you
think my work for you will futher these values?
3. What kinds of processes are in place to help me work
collaberatively?
4. What can I bring Company XYZ to round out the team?
5. Do team member typically eat lunch together or do they
typically eat at their desks?
6. What's the most important thing I can do to help within the
first 90 days of my employment?
7. Do you have any questions or concerns about my ability to
perform this job?
8. When top performers leave the company why do they leave
and where do they usually go?
9. What do you in me? What are my strongest assest and
possible weaknesses? Do you have any concerns that I
need to clear up i norder to be the top candidate?
10. Who are the "coolest" people on my team? What makes him
or her "cool? Can I meet them?
12 Dumbest Questions that People have actually asked:
1. Is it possible for me to get a small loan?
2. What is it that your company does?
3. Can i see the break room?
4. What are you psychiatric benefits?
5. How many warning do you get before you are fired?
6. Can you guarantee me that I will still have a job here a year
from now?
7. Would anyone notice if I came in late and left early?
8. What does this company consider a good absenteeism?
9. The job description mentions weekend work. Are you
serious?
10. What is the zodiac sing of the company president?
11. How do you define sexual harassment?
12. Will my office be near an ice machine?