[ Layout and positioning for Reasons for Interview Rejection ]
| |
| According
to a survey, the following are the most frequent reasons personnel
managers and company employment interviewers have for rejecting
job applicants during the interview. |
| |
 |
Having poor personal
appearance |
| |
|
|
Being overaggressive,
having a "know-it-all" attitude |
| |
|
|
Being unable to express
self clearly, having poor voice, poor grammar |
| |
|
|
Having no purpose or
goals, not knowing what one wants |
| |
|
|
Indifference, showing
lack of interest or enthusiasm |
| |
|
|
Showing lack of
confidence, nervousness |
| |
|
|
Overemphasizing money -
acting interested only in the best dollar offer |
| |
|
|
Unwilling to start at the
bottom |
| |
|
|
Making excuses, evading
unfavorable factors in record |
| |
|
|
Showing lack of tact, ill
manners |
| |
|
|
Lacking maturity |
| |
|
|
Criticizing past
employers |
| |
|
|
Lacking vitality, having
slow movements, answering only "yes" or "no" |
| |
|
|
Failing to look the
interviewer in the eye |
| |
|
|
Offering limp handshake |
| |
|
|
Preparing sloppy
applications |
| |
|
|
Appearing to be merely
shopping around |
| |
|
|
Wanting job for only a
short time |
| |
|
|
Displaying little sense
of humor |
| |
|
|
Lacking knowledge in
field or work |
| |
|
|
Showing little interest
in company or the industry |
| |
|
|
Emphasizing whom one
knows |
| |
|
|
Sounding cynical,
sarcastic |
| |
|
|
Appearing lazy |
| |
|
|
Appearing intolerant,
with strong prejudices |
| |
|
|
Having narrow interests |
| |
|
|
Handling personal
finances poorly |
| |
|
|
Showing little interest
in community activities |
| |
|
|
Being unable to take
criticism |
| |
|
|
Lacking appreciation of
the value of your experience or education |
| |
|
|
Arriving late for the
interview |
| |
|
|
Failing to express
appreciation for the interviewer’s time |
| |
|
|
Asking too many
unnecessary questions about the job |
| |
|
|
Showing marked dislike
for school work - either expressed or by low grade point average |
| |
|
|
Bringing up personal
problems |
