Friday, September 3, 2010

TOP 25 Reasons Why People Don’t Get Hired

Posted by Sherley On September - 22 - 2009

by Tsveta

1. Poor personal appearance

2. Lack of interest and enthusiasm: Passive, indecisive and indifferent.

3. Over emphasis on money: interested only in best dollar offer.

4. Condemnation of past employers.

5. Failure to look at the interviewer when speaking.

6. Limp, fishy handshake.

7. Unwillingness to travel or relocate to employers preferences.

8. Late for interview.

9. Failure to express appreciation for interviewer’s time.

10. Asks no or poor questions about job.

11. Vague, indefinite response to questions.

12. Overbearing, over aggressive, conceited with superiority or “know it all complex.”

13. Inability to express self clearly; Poor voice, diction, grammar.

14. Lack of planning for career; no purpose and goals.

15. Unwilling to start at the bottom; expects too much too soon.

16. Lack of confidence and poise, nervous, ill at ease.

17. Makes excuses, evasive, hedges on unfavorable aspects of job history.

18. Lack of tact or cynical.

19. Lack of courtesy; ill mannered.

20. Lack of maturity.

21. Wants job for short time.

22. No interest in company or industry.

23. Low moral standards.

24. Intolerant: strong prejudices.

25. Inability to take criticism.

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