Hiring Managers Share the Worst Interview Mistakes Theyve Seen Candidates Make

Hiring Managers Share the Worst Interview Mistakes Theyve Seen Candidates Make Interviews can be intimidating you likely spend the whole day before preparing your answers to the most common bewerbungsgesprch questions, studying up on the company and your interviewer and hyping yourself up in the mirror. And even after all of that, youre totenstill stressed out about making a mistake.The reality is that, boiled down, interviews are just two-way conversations. Youre only human everyone makes mistakes.That said, some people make bigger mistakes than otherbeis. Thats why Fairygodboss Associate Editor Liv McConnell took to the Fairygodboss community dashboard to ask hiring managers about the worst mistakes theyve ever witnessed and theyre certainly cringeworthy.This question goes out especially to hiring managers or those whove worked in a hiring capacity whats the worst mistake youve seen a candidate make in an interview? she asked. Interviews can be anxiety-inducing, so anytime Ive b een in the interviewers seat, I try to approach candidates with empathy. That said, there are certain mistakes that youd be doing a disservice to both yourself and the company to ignore.For her, she says that the most glaring mistake shes ever encountered welches when a candidate addressed her by the wrong personenname at least four or five times during the interview, despite her stating her name in the beginning.Not only did it show the candidate wasnt listening to me during our conversation, but it revealed a sense of carelessness on their part wed already exchanged multiple emails at this point, and he really shouldve done some research on me and my role at the company besides, she goes on, asking the community about the biggest mistakes theyve seen candidates make during the interview process.FGBers responded with a whole host of ugly mess-ups. Heres what they had to say (and what you should avoid doing in your next interview).1. The candidate was hungover/high.Ive had a candid ate talk about how hungover they were... They were not hired, says JamieJacobs.Another candidate came into a job interview high.I recently had someone interviewing for an entry-level position at my company come into the interview completely stoned (red eyes, lost concentration, slurred some words, laughed out of nowhere), says Dawn A. Needless to say, we ended the interview early.2. The candidate badmouthed their former employer.Ive had a candidate talk incredibly bad about their former employer thats exactly what NOT to do, an anonymous FGBer says.3. The candidate was texting during the interview.I had a candidate stop to check their phone during an interview and send what I think was a text or an email, says another anonymous FGBer. Then they offered no explanation on why they had to do that. It was weird and happened while a question was being asked to them, so then they had to ask for the question to be repeated.Other FGBers had similar experiences.Not only did this person leav e their cell phone on, but the candidate went to check the text during the interview, says Olivia Oz.4. The candidate didnt follow up with a thank-you note.Not following up with a thank you and then not being responsive (timely) in their reply are dealbreakers, says an anonymous FGBer.5. The candidate focused too much on their weaknesses.I asked Whats your biggest weakness? and the candidate responded Ive got 3, and then proceeded to explain them to me in great detail, an anonymous FGBer shares. She spent more time telling me her weaknesses than explaining her strengths. We decided to go in a different directionOther FGBers had similar experiences with candidates lowballing themselves.Ive asked someone to rate themselves on a scale of 1-10 for their abilities communication skills he gave himself a 2... This position was for a strong communications role, says Ceci.6. The candidate asked the wrong questions.Not asking questions regarding the challenges related to the role, what the co mpany values, etc. shows me the person has not imagined themselves in the role and, therefore, is not truly interested in working with us, says Coach Sandra.One person even asked all the wrong questions.One candidate asked if we provided free food and snacks and what were they he cared about food over the interview, says Julez.--AnnaMarie Houlis is a feminist, a freelance journalist and an adventure aficionado with an affinity for impulsive solo travel. She spends her days writing about womens empowerment from around the world. You can follow her work on her blog, HerReport.org, and follow her journeys on Instagram her_report,Twitterherreport and Facebook.