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What annoys me most about interviewees?
| Guest post by: Bill Wynn |
Article Overview: Bill Wynn, Managing Director of Project Resource Limited, a professional recruitment business offers his advice for those people that are due to interview for job vacancies.
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What annoys me most about interviewees?
Some advice from me for anyone that is due to interview. I have interviewed thousands of people over the telephone, hundreds of people face-to-face, since starting my career in recruitment in 1996.
Here are some major frustrations I have, I am sure other interviewers can add to this list:
• Arrive on time;
• If you cannot make the interview or accept another job, have the courteously of phoning the company to let them know;
• bring evidence to support your job application;
• know the job you are being interviewed for (yes, I know it sounds obvious);
• research the company and the person that is interviewing you (so easy to do in this internet age, so why do so few actually sound like that have in an interview);
• people lying on their CV (you will get found out); and
• Not dressing appropriately.
I hope this has been insightful and will help you, if you are going to interview, not to rub the interviewer up the wrong way. Yes, it is common sense, but worryingly a high percentage of interviewees still make these mistakes.
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About the Author: Bill Wynn RSS for Bill's articles - Visit Bill's website Bill is a joint Managing Director of Project Resource Limited, a high growth recruitment business. Bill focuses on business efficiency, business promotion, improving business and team performance, business growth, competitive edge, talent management and acquisition and instilling Positive Mental Attitude (PMA).
Bill has a 1st class honours degree, achieved at Brunel University. After graduating Bill became a lecturer of A levels for a short time, before starting his recruitment career.
Bill is a determined businessman who is dedicated to his family, team and customers. He aspires to achieve perfection in all he does and endeavours to get the highest standards from others. Bill is interested in business partnerships, working with growth companies, professional companies that mirror the professional standards that Project Resource adheres.
"There are no barriers to building a really great company with the management and team involved at Project Resource. Our management team is more capable than any other I have worked with; we all care passionately about what we do and how that impacts our customers. All of our team make substantial investments in the company; it's easy to understand why our people go the extra mile." Project Resource Recruitment Agency
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