Top 10 Job Interview Gaffes

All job candidates worry about their performance in medical sales interviews, but here’s a few interview mistakes guaranteed to make you feel better about your chances. 

- Candidate answered cell phone and asked the interviewer to leave her own office because it was a “private” conversation.

- Candidate told the interviewer he wouldn’t be able to stay with the job long because he thought he might get an inheritance if his uncle died — and his uncle wasn’t “looking too good.”

- Candidate asked the interviewer for a ride home after the interview.

- Candidate smelled his armpits on the way to the interview room.

- Candidate said she could not provide a writing sample because all of her writing had been for the CIA and it was “classified.”

- Candidate told the interviewer he was fired for beating up his last boss.

- When an applicant was offered food before the interview, he declined saying he didn’t want to line his stomach with grease before going out drinking.

- A candidate for an accounting position said she was a “people person” not a “numbers person.”

- Candidate flushed the toilet while talking to interviewer during phone interview.

- Candidate took out a hair brush and brushed her hair.

And you’re worried about wearing the right suit…..

Seriously, though–you should be.  This same article cites a survey from hiring managers who say that the biggest mistake you can make in an interview is not dressing appropriately.  Also on the list:  talking negatively about your employer, acting disinterested, appearing arrogant, not providing specific answers, and not asking good questions.   I personally would add TMI (Too Much Information) on your social networks.   Click here to learn how to improve your interview skills.



Written by Peggy McKee - the medical sales recruiter
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2 Responses to “Top 10 Job Interview Gaffes”

  1. Jake on May 15th, 2009 1:25 pm

    As much as interview preparation and self-appearance scrutinization is encouraged, candidates can also boost their confidence by examining others’ missteps. While the list of interview errors was greatly entertaining, major points of importance were touched on in the paragraph that followed (with informative links!). If you want alternate takes on these practices that are not specific to sales or medical professions, you should visit the Tips/Advice tab of Microsoft’s Office Live Students Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/officelivestudent#/officelivestudent?v=app_7146470109&viewas=32400819 . Check under the “Interviewing” column for plenty of information on preparing for and performing in your job interview. I hope this information is helpful!

    – Jake

    MSFT Office Live Outreach Team

  2. Simon Galea on October 4th, 2011 11:20 am

    Freely you have received, freely give. – Matthew 10:8

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