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Mistakes to Avoid During job Interview by Muyogoa: 10:21pm On Nov 21, 2014
These are few tips to follow in order to pass a job interview
1) DO NOT ARRIVE LATE NOR TOO EARLY- Arriving too late to the venue of the interview is very dangerous and risky, and likewise your employer may think you are too desperate if you arrive too early. The best is to arrive some few munites to the time you were asked to come for the interview.
2)DRESS MODERATELY- Have you heard of ''love at first sight?" Your employer can start developing great interest in you based on how moderate you dressed. Likewise, ladies should not apply to much make-up, you never can tell the person that would interview you may be DLBC member which frowns at this.
3) DO NOT USE TO MUCH PERFUME- The odour can be very irritating to your employer. Your employer wouldn't want to employ you due to this. And some may regard it as sign of pride and unseriousness.
4)DO NOT COMPLAIN UNNECCESARY- Do not complain of the bad things the gate man did to you while you are about to enter the company. Do not complain how the worker refused to give you seat to sit when you arrived and so on. Neither should you give suggestions regarding to those complains.
5)KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY YOU ARE GOING FOR THE INTERVIEW- Imaging you are going for interview in Shell and you were asked "can you briefly tell us few things shell Nig plc had achieved this year and the impact of those things to Nigeria economy'' failure to answer those questions correctly could be adverse. As many employer would count you as an unserious person.
6)DO NOT SPEAK EVIL OF YOUR PREVIOUS BOSS WHO HAD SACKED YOU- Do not call him bad names. Do not discourse how he hate you and the evil he had done to you/your family and why he made you loose your former job. Your new employer may not believe you especially if he knew your previous boss to be gentle,kind and loving. He may think you are blackmailing or rebelling him and this may course him not to give you the job as he would be afraid you can do the same to him.
7)BE MEEK AND HUMBLE-Do not refer yourself to as Prince,princess,pastor etc Except you were asked to do so. Do not chew chewing gum or start fanning yourself.
8 )DO NOT GIVE A LONG OR TOO SHORT ANSWER- Don't start saying unneccesary story on and on and on as this can bore you employer. And likewise ordinary saying 'yes' or 'no' to most questions is not quite appropriate rather give few details about those answers.
9)DO NOT INTERRUPT THE EMPLOYER- Some people are in the habit of finishing words/sentense for others. Allow your employer to speak and wait for the time he ask you to talk.
10)DO NOT JUMP TO SALARY- Do not mention of the salary you would be expecting untill you were asked to do so. And also, do not mention a huge amount of money that may scare your employer as this may cause him not to give you the job. Since, he can't afford such.
11)MASTER WHAT IS IN YOUR CV- Imaging you asked your English o'level grade and you replied C4. And your employer replied ''but it was C5 that you typed here'' This may seriously annoy your employer.In order to prevent such mistake, endeavour to master you CV and Resume very well before the interview.
Other tips are highly welcome.

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Re: Mistakes to Avoid During job Interview by segsman(m): 11:33pm On Nov 21, 2014
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