January and February are the busiest two months of the year when it comes to people looking for a new job, hoping to start afresh.<\/p>\n
Study by LifeSkills created by Barclays reveals the most common interview blunders that may come between you and your dream job in 2016.<\/p>\n
New research reveals the top 10 most common interview faux pas, which include showing off, not asking questions, dressing inappropriately and moaning about a current employer.<\/p>\n
The age old saying \u2018fail to prepare then prepare to fail\u2019 rings true, with 51% of employers citing that lack of research is the biggest blunder candidates make<\/p>\n
A quarter of unemployed young people feel that they perform badly in interviews,\u00a0and 64% said they would benefit from job interview training.<\/p>\n
The survey of 500 interviewers showed that the most common errors are failure to do research prior to the job interview (51%), showing off (31%), not acting interested or engaging with the interviewer (30%), and asking no questions at all (30%).<\/p>\n
Top 10 Most Common Interview Mistakes:<\/p>\n
When it comes to the mistakes most likely to cost a candidate their dream career, 12% of employers said they found forgetting your manners to be the most off-putting behaviour.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, candidates who acted interested and engaged during interviews were deemed to be the best (48%), whilst those who appeared genuine about themselves were favoured more highly (37%).<\/p>\n
In the head-to-head group interview scenario, dominating the conversation and not listening to others ranked among the top errors, coming in at 44% and 48% respectively. Being too quiet or not contributing enough was also prevalent with 45% of employers often witnessing this in group interviews.<\/p>\n
In contrast, in the typical one-on-one interview setting only a small number (6%) said that being too modest would dampen a prospective candidate\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n
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