{"id":1256,"date":"2013-07-04T07:40:16","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T07:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/career-advice\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2024-09-25T06:10:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:10:36","slug":"interview-no-nos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/interview-no-nos\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview \u201cNo-Nos\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/interview-no-nos.jpg\" alt=\"Interview No Nos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/interview-no-nos.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/interview-no-nos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/interview-no-nos-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-66f40bc8bce5e\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-66f40bc8bce5e\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav>\n<ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' >\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/interview-no-nos\/#Should_be_obvious_sex_has_no_place_in_the_interview\" title=\"Should be obvious: sex has no place in the interview\">Should be obvious: sex has no place in the interview<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/interview-no-nos\/#It%E2%80%99s_common_sense_manners_and_appearance_count\" title=\"It\u2019s common sense: manners and appearance count\">It\u2019s common sense: manners and appearance count<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/interview-no-nos\/#And_then_there_are_the_odd_cases\" title=\"And then there are the odd cases:\">And then there are the odd cases:<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/interview-no-nos\/#The_bottom_line\" title=\"The bottom line:\">The bottom line:<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<p>A recent discussion amongst career professionals proves that the obvious is not obvious to all and that common sense is not entirely common! When you read the following interview \u201cno-no\u201d stories, you\u2019ll see what I mean.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_be_obvious_sex_has_no_place_in_the_interview\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_be_obvious_sex_has_no_place_in_the_interview\"><\/span>Should be obvious: sex has no place in the interview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Unless you\u2019re applying to write steamy romances or to a role that requires expertise on the topic, interviews are not the place for anything related to that hot three-letter word! And yet, one interviewer admits to being thrown off her game by a young woman\u2019s pendant engraved with \u201cthe act\u201d in full figure splendour! (<a href=\"https:\/\/hydrogen.aero\/tramadol-near-me\/\">Tramadol<\/a>)  This young lady did not get hired for a bank teller position.<\/p>\n<p>In another colourful story, a man arrived in a t-shirt that boldly proclaimed \u201cKeep on f&#8212;ing!\u201d as a spoof, presumably, on the \u201cKeep on trucking\u201d slogan popular at one time.<\/p>\n<p>And then there was the 20-something who arrived with boyfriend in tow, a young man who (presumably) couldn\u2019t refrain from kissing his girlfriend\u2019s neck and more! Next!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It%E2%80%99s_common_sense_manners_and_appearance_count\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It%E2%80%99s_common_sense_manners_and_appearance_count\"><\/span>It\u2019s common sense: manners and appearance count<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>First impressions count, which means that flip flops and casual shorts don\u2019t work for any interview. Isn\u2019t that common sense?<\/p>\n<p>One interviewer shared the story of a laid back dude who arrived in sandals, shorts, and funky shirt, pulled up and straddled a chair, plopped his cold water bottle on the recruiter\u2019s shiny wooden executive desk, and proceeded to \u201cinterview.\u201d Nope, he did not get an offer.<\/p>\n<p>Then there was the recent engineering grad who arrived barefoot, and who sported nose rings and lip rings. The personal adornments were not the issue though; it was that he spent the hour playing with these \u2013 his fingers wandered from nose to toes to lips. The interviewer skipped the handshake and the offer.<\/p>\n<p>And then there are people who perhaps don\u2019t have a mirror in the house? Educated people looking for work who arrive looking like they just crawled out of bed and dashed to the interview. Messy hair, rumpled or ill-fitting clothes, or glasses and hairstyle that create the impression of being out of touch with the times and perhaps out of date in work skills. Like it or not, first impressions count and a mirror is your friend.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_then_there_are_the_odd_cases\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_then_there_are_the_odd_cases\"><\/span>And then there are the odd cases:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>From those who need to discover deodorants to the other extreme, those who douse themselves in so much after-shave or perfume that one can scarcely breath, there are many reasons why interviews bomb for reasons completely unrelated to competency.<\/p>\n<p>A google-search of one candidate, already invited to an interview, revealed felonies for stalking and assault, which had the lone interviewer calling for an emergency team-interview!<\/p>\n<p>And I myself interviewed a young man who arrived dressed, impeccably, in an obviously expensive suit, dripping in gold, and driving a fancy car. As we chatted he alluded, strongly, to his role as body-guard to what I can only presume was a mobster; he certainly wasn\u2019t protecting a movie star.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_bottom_line\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_bottom_line\"><\/span>The bottom line:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you aspire to pay more than 1\/3 of the rent in a dive you\u2019re sharing with friends; if you want to have benefits that pay for yoga or squash; if you aspire to a retirement plan so that you can be a 60-year old beach bum with no worries, do yourself a favour and take each interview seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Ask for feedback on your interview first-impressions and listen to what you hear! Don\u2019t be like yet another candidate whose resume rocked, and who landed about 100 interviews but not one job offer and yet refused to believe that a lack of interview skills had anything to do with her lack of success.<\/p>\n<p>The above are all true stories gleaned from a large geographic area and from unrelated industries. Any similarity to your friends or family is purely coincidental!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; submitted by Stephanie Clark, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newleafresumes.ca\/\">New Leaf Resumes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/cold-calling-your-way-to-a-new-job\/\">Cold Calling Your Way to a New Job<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/you-had-me-at-hello-survey-finds-most-employers-form-opinions-of-job-interviewees-within-10-minutes\/\">Most Employers Form Opinions of Job Interviewees Within 10 Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/10-things-you-must-do-before-that-successful-interview\/\">10 Things You Must Do Before That Successful Interview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Should be obvious: sex has no place in the interview It\u2019s common sense: manners and appearance count And then there are the odd cases: The bottom line: A recent discussion amongst career professionals proves that the obvious is not obvious to all and that common sense is not entirely common! 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