How to avoid the top six most common job interview mistakes. Negativity Whether your last boss was a bullying dictator or you’re full of post-university angst, do not bring any negativity to the interview.
When faced with the challenging prospect of discussing previous employment, graduates should be ready to add a positive spin on even the most reasonable of complaints. While we’re on the subject, keep your integrity intact and never lie. Strength Based Interview Questions. How to Thrive During the Job Search and Interview as an Introvert. So you’re an introvert, and now you need to take on the monumental task of propelling yourself into the job-search market.
You have to face the nerve-racking reality of the interview process: a barrage of questions that might as well be posed under the spotlight of an interrogation lamp for all the fear it strikes in the very marrow of your bones—the scrutiny of an omniscient possible future colleague or supervisor or, worse, the dreaded (gulp) group interview. Last spring, that was me.