9 Reasons Why People Don't Get Hired, and How to Avoid These Traps

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The following list of interview Boo Boos popped up on the internet. It didn’t come from any peer-reviewed journal; however, it resonated with me and will probably ring true for you also.

Sometimes, it’s worth going back to basics when it comes to job interviews. Hopefully, after a quick quiz at the following key reasons why people fail to win the job, you’ll think ‘easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy’. You’ll know you’re all fine to win that next job.

Here goes…

9 Death Wish Approaches
1. Poor personal appearance

Exactly what does this very subjective judgment mean?

Some years ago, I met with a client’s new HR Director. Her predecessor wore the most bolivia phone number resource formal clothes you could imagine so I duly dolled myself up, only to be greeted by someone looking like she’d been dragged through a bush backwards. I spent the entire meeting feeling very uncomfortable, doing my best to look relaxed and casual, sure that my new contact thought I was far too prim and proper.

In a job interview, if you're reserved in your demeanour and then wear very formal or elegant clothes, you will probably not be hired by a younger interviewer. They will view you as stiff and out of date.

At the other end of the spectrum, if you turn up wearing clothes that are too informal, your interviewer may well feel insulted, may think that you don’t fit into their culture and/or may be worried about introducing you to clients.

Note, by the way, that grooming also feeds into people’s perception of you. It may be time to get that haircut after all.