Top mistakes made by applicants during job interviews
Want to sink your chances of landing a job?
Here are the top reasons applicants made bad impressions during interviews, according to a survey of 2,400 employers by the CareerBuilder online job website:
•Answered a cellphone or sent a text during the interview
•Dressed inappropriately
•Appeared uninterested
•Appeared arrogant
•Spoke negatively about a current or previous employer
•Chewed gum
•Didn’t provide specific answers
•Didn’t ask good questions
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