what not to do at your next job interview

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Check out this infographic for tips on how not to blow your chances at getting that next job.

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We’ve rounded up some tips, horror stories and trends from hiring managers, recruiters & job seekers to help you ace your next interview.

a guy walks into an interview...Surprising stories & Weird trends

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meet you

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l boss!

alarming

trend alert

take your parent to interview day

3%8%

Actually had parentssit in on interviews

Brought their parents along to an interview

According to a recent survey:

A surprising number of millennials are bringing parents to job interviews. The habit has received press in Forbes,

The Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

ms. get the job mr. no chance

A tale of two candidates

Unwired

Future

Arrived 5 mins early

Relevant wait time reading

Polishedshoes

Shirt that was once

white

Mismatched outfit

Smoker’sstench

Conservativeattire

Interviewboozing

How many square feet of pizza are eaten in the U.S. each year?

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/17-odd-tech-interview-questions-2014-1#ixzz2vaxKHcXs

PUFFZ

12:28 pmGR8 to meet u. Let me kno if u have any more q’s!

-Joey

Thx soo much for

meeting with me 2day!

Rly hope we get to work

together soon @ TechCorp!

(555) 555-0101

beerlover@jsmith.com

Susie,

Joey “Web Dev” Smith

Pleasure meeting you!

Joseph Smithjoseph@jsmith.com

Susan Ellerbeesellerbee@techcorp.com

Dear Ms. Ellerbee,

Thank you again for meeting with me today about TechCorp’s Java Developer opening. The work TechCorp is doing in the technology realm sounds fascinating and is very much in line with my past work.

I’m looking forward to learning even more about the job and discussing next steps!

Best,Joseph Smith(555) 555-0101

thx 4 ur time

Recently job seekers have been blurring the lines between appropriate and unprofessional in both language and how they send their thank you.

Too informal

Ditch slang & online

lingo

Professional emails only

Professional profile pic tied to

email account

Short & sweet

Sent same day via email

Avoid the messy, handwritten note

Texting is not for

thank yous

ready for the weird

Oddball questions are used to gauge personality, technical capabilities, critical thinking skills, and the ability to think on your feet. How would you answer?

How many square feet of pizza are eaten in the U.S.

each year? Goldman Sachs

Programmer Analyst

What’s your favorite song? Perform it for us now.

LivingSocialAdventures City Manager

Have you ever stolen a pen from work?Jiffy Software

Software Architect

If you could only bring 3 things to an island, what

would you bring? Yahoo

Search Quality Analyst

• Talener Employee Interviews• www.online.wsj.com• www.forbes.com• www.adeccousa.com• www.accountemps.rhi.mediaroom.com• www.huffingtonpost.com

PRESENTED BY:

www.talener.com

Where Technology Meets Staffing

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