In an Job interview, your primary goal is to get across to the interviewer why you are the right person above all the other candidates. For some jobs, dozens of people may be interviewed, and the competition will be fierce. It’s equally important to know the things never say during a job interview, that the hiring manager will consider a red flag.
You need to show your right set of skills, a great personality, and the drive to really make things happen in your new role to the interviewer. They only wants to know why you’re the best qualified person for the job, so be conservative in what you say and share, and keep the focus on your skills and qualifications for a job.
There are some things that you should keep to yourself during a job interview, even if you’re thinking them. To help you out, AfterGraduation Shares the below 9 Things Never Say During a Job Interview.
1. What Does Your Company Make/Do?
A job candidate must research the company for which they want to work before going into a job interview. Look the company up on the Internet and read as much as you can about it and take notes. Many company websites feature tabs for “About” and “History,” so make sure to read them.
2. Slang Words or Phrases
The interview is not a casual conversation with friends on a street corner. The interview is a formal conversation and requires the use of good English grammar. On the other hand, even if they do understand you, you are being disrespectful and overly casual by using slang, interviewer won’t take you seriously.
The message is clear: “Learn the language rules; practice them in your everyday life.“
3. Your Life Story
The interviewer will ask you to tell them a little about yourself, but this means where you went to school, what you accomplished in school, where you have worked, and how you have helped your former employers. It can include a little about hobbies and volunteer work, but don’t dwell on these things.
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Don’t tell the employer anything that will lead them to knowing your age (unless you are under 18), race, policies, gender-related orientation, religious beliefs, medical conditions, or other personal information. Legally, until they are offering you a job, the employer is not allowed to even ask you if you are married, have children, or are planning these things in the future.
4. Stereotypical Language
Do not refer to people of other genders, sexual orientations, nationalities, ethnicities, races, handicaps, religions, or any other diversity by using any slang, negative terms, slurs, or other denigrating language ever.
5. Benefits, Vacations, Promotions and Bonuses in First Interview
Some applicants ask this question before the interviewer has a chance to even ask his or her own first question, and this is a big mistake. Hiring officers and job interviewers like job candidates with self-confidence, but they do not like people who are selfish. The first interview you have with a company is all about what you can do for them.
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To ask about money first makes it seem as if all you are after is money, possibly with as little work as possible. Wages and salaries are not discussed during the first interview. If they are discussed, this will occur at the end of the session and usually via the interviewer asking what salary you expect.
The interviewer will ask you why the company should hire you and then you can more fully emphasize your skills, talents and contributions you have to offer them. Be prepared to tell clearly what specific ways you have helped your former employers. Give a range of salaries you can accept, rather than a fixed amount so that you do not limit your earning capabilities too tightly.
6. Profanity and Cursing of Any Kind
You must never curse, cuss, or use any kind of profanity in any job interview. Profanity includes scatological references like the the word “p*ssed,” as in “p*ssed off.” That is cursing by using references to bodily functions and it is profanity. In addition, do not say “damn“, “hell“, or, of course “F-word“.
7. Anything Critical About a Former Employer
Bashing a former boss, or criticizing them in any way, lets the interviewer know that you will do the same to them if you leave their company. Instead, you can explain that you had a difference of opinion with your former employer in work philosophies or styles. Do not dwell on your answer about an employer where things did not go so well for you, and make it short.
8. I don’t have any weaknesses
You will likely be asked what strengths and weaknesses you have. If you say you don’t have any, the interviewer will believe that you are lying or that you are not thinking.
You can say that you don’t like to waste time on small talk and are working on being more friendly in the workplace. This is a “positive weakness”. Further, you can choose one of your still-developing skills and describe how you are working to improve it. This type of Continuous Improvement is always appreciated.
9. “NO” to No Questions for You
If you are asked if you have any questions, don’t say “No”. Saying NO says to the interviewer that you are not very interested in the company and not very smart. So be smart.
When you research the company before your interview, come up with at least three questions to ask about the company itself during the interview. For example, ask what plans they have to expand in the next 10 years, or ask what new products and services they might be considering. This is not the time to ask about salary and benefits, either.
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