While a good interview can land you with your dream job in at least 30 minutes, a bad interview can crush your dreams and worst, can get you banned from the company is as fast as 10 minutes.
While applicants go through many preparations when they are to be interviewed, there are things as well that you shouldn’t do nor say.
While a good interview can land you with your dream job in at least 30 minutes, a bad interview can crush your dreams and worst, can get you banned from the company is as fast as 10 minutes.
While applicants go through many preparations when they are to be interviewed, there are things as well that you shouldn’t do nor say.
An interview is one of the many ways companies can assess whether you are fit for the job, and all that will matter in an interview is what you will say – just your words and your communication skills. So if these fail, chances are you will never push through with the rest of the application process.
 

• Never open an interview. And worse, never open an interview with your questions about salary and other benefits. The interviewer does the asking, not you. And when it comes to salary, it is their prerogative when to bring that up in the course of your interview. When you start out with this topic, it will show that you are more focused on what you will gain that what the company will gain.
• Never ask basic information about the company. Do your homework and find out what the company is all about. After all, you would want to know who you will be working for in case you will be hired, right? An interviewer would know your interest in their company by knowing for yourself the basic information about them.
• Never talk in slang. A job interview is a formal occasion where etiquette, knowledge, and skills are assessed. Be as formal as you can so they would know that you are a true professional and that you take your interview seriously.
• Never criticize a former boss or company. Interviewers are more interested in what you did before and the accomplishments that you made instead of your grudges. When you criticize a boss, it shows you have poor attitude in handling differences, and therefore, they might conclude you have a problem with teamwork.
• Never tell them your autobiography. Do not get into all the tiny details of your background or personal information. Again, a n interview is a way to assess your skills and contribution that you can make for the company. 
• Never curse. An interview is done in a professional setting, thus, all interaction should be professional as well. Saying profanities will not help you nor reflect a good attitude that employers are looking for.

 
Some mishaps can really damage an applicants chances of getting hired. The moral of the story? Go to an interview and be ready to help the company out, and do not focus on you, you and you all the time. While the interview is indeed about you, it is about working together – the company and you, and it should highlight the productive relationship that can happen if you are hired. Make it a win-win relationship and value the time and opportunity they have given you. No more, no less.