A job interview is filled with many variables outside of your control. There can be curve-ball questions, interviewers who veer off topic, budgets for a new hire that fall through, and more.
However, too many times, the equation to getting hired is filled with unseen elements like these that have nothing to do with your qualifications. But a recent survey found that the top reason you won’t get hired is through a self-inflicted wound —your tardiness to the interview itself.
Survey: Being late is No. 1 reason your interviewer won’t like you
In a recent survey of 850 hiring managers, SimplyHired.com found that arriving late to an interview was the top reason a manager could change their “yes” to a “no.” Runners Up: Ninety-three percent of hiring managers said that tardiness negatively affected a candidate’s hiring chances, followed by whining (92%), showing a lack of preparation (89%), and bad-mouthing a former boss (88%).
This is actually good news. All of these job interview behaviors are ones that are within your control to fix. Showing up on time means giving yourself an overabundance of time to get to where the interview is being held. Whining and trash-talking your former employer means learning to be tactful about self-disclosing your opinions. Future employers are not going to be forgiving about your whining and complaining. They see these behaviors as premonitions about how you will one day act around them.
Bottom Line: If you do not want to get ruled out of a job before the interview even starts, show up on time! Also, be gracious when asked about why you are leaving your old job to look for a new one as well as when asked about your previous supervisor(s).
Apply common sense and practice these behaviors to increase your odds of being a "yes" for any position for which you are interviewing. GOOD LUCK!
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