- Don’t lose your focus and distract yourself by what the interviewer is thinking. The interviewer is very smart and can detect this. They sometimes change expressions deliberately to make you stumble.
- Don’t smile too much. Keep a light smile to indicate your confidence.
- Don’t speak too fast, But keep your sentences concise so that they will get exactly what you mean and keep dragging the answer.
- Don’t fake any details. You can exaggerate your answers, but once you face you won’t be able to face the upcoming questions, and you will lose the interview directly.
- Don’t blame, Don’t play a victim cared under any circumstances. This shows that you are mature and are not ready to take responsibility.
- Don’t speak before you think. The interview can be stressful, but if you let your mind take you on autopilot, you will lose control and lose your direction. In the end, your answers don’t make much science.
- Don’t dwell on the questions that are previously asked.
The final frontier of any recruiting or selection process, the Personal Interview round, is where an interviewer is looking for a reason to select the candidate rather than rejecting him or her. They know very well that by the time they enter this round, they have proven their capability in multiple rounds, that have tested and evaluated them on various aspects and points.
So, to ruin your chances at this level, by not keeping a hold on the factors that you could have kept in check, would be a disappointment no one wants to go through after a competitive and hard work to reach here.
Here are some points sincere candidates must avoid during a PI round:
- Don’t look desperate:
Many candidates often get an opportunity to ask something to the interviewers after they are done. Use the chance to ask some meaningful and thought-provoking doubts that showcase your seriousness for the process, but never ask the questions that indicate your desperation for the job.
- Don’t lie on your resume:
Every company or college looks for an employee or student who is honest to them. Lying on your resume to pick up brownie points or make you present as a complete candidate might backfire if asked to produce proofs or elaborate on those points.
- Avoid discussing salary package in the interview itself:
Salary is important, but there are way better portals and stages to talk about it than an interview round, until and unless being asked by the interviewer.
- Don’t interrupt:
Being a good listener is a sign of a serious and conscious candidate, student and person, a desirable trait people look for. Hence, never jump before the interviewer is done with making his point or something. It may pass on as rude and disrespectful.
- Don’t lose your focus:
Avoid having a look at your watch, stroking your hair, looking around or any other thing that gives a sign that you are not focused.
- Don’t be aggressive against your past employer:
When asked about your past work experience, emphasize on what you learnt there and how it has added to your profile. People are not favorable of people who criticize their ex-boss or employer