{"id":511,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/4-major-mistakes-could-made-you-fail-an-interview\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:46","slug":"4-major-mistakes-could-made-you-fail-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/4-major-mistakes-could-made-you-fail-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Major Mistakes Could Made You Fail An Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Finding a good job is tough. You have to send out dozens of resumes, connect with your network, say the right things, spin around three times, and then pray really hard that the interviewer likes you enough to score an interview.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Finding a good job is tough. You have to send out dozens of resumes, connect with your network, say the right things, spin around three times, and then pray really hard that the interviewer likes you enough to score an interview.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/4-major-mistakes-could-made-you-fail-an-interview\/#Photo_Sinacomcn\" title=\"Photo: Sina.com.cn\">Photo: Sina.com.cn<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/4-major-mistakes-could-made-you-fail-an-interview\/#1_Showing_Up_In_A_Bad_Mood\" title=\"1.&nbsp; Showing Up In A Bad Mood\">1.&nbsp; Showing Up In A Bad Mood<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/4-major-mistakes-could-made-you-fail-an-interview\/#2_Being_Unprepared\" title=\"2. Being Unprepared\">2. Being Unprepared<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/4-major-mistakes-could-made-you-fail-an-interview\/#3_Disregarding_The_Phone_Interview\" title=\"3.&nbsp; Disregarding The Phone Interview\">3.&nbsp; Disregarding The Phone Interview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/4-major-mistakes-could-made-you-fail-an-interview\/#4_Not_Reading_The_Job_Description\" title=\"4.&nbsp; Not Reading The Job Description\">4.&nbsp; Not Reading The Job Description<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Sinacomcn\"><\/span> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ma.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fk2tluD5lSMb5aXRjZN3FzReEjsm?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"511\" height=\"340\" title=\"\">Photo: Sina.com.cn<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2017-2-28-17.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FtjwrQHJ5TtUSGZyH57De_NHVcW2?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"130\" height=\"95.98130841121495\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Showing_Up_In_A_Bad_Mood\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color: rgb(249, 110, 87);\"><span style=\"color: rgb(227, 55, 55);\">1.&nbsp; Showing Up In A Bad Mood<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WeChat \u5716\u7247_20170717160921.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Ftv0thms711RfC4oZlRFmh6lG0OZ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"546.2975\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>No matter what happened to you immediately before the interview, and no matter how tiring your job search has been, don\u2019t come to the interview with a sour attitude. No one wants to work with someone who is always scowling and complaining. Your interviewer cares about your skills, but he or she also wants to work with someone who won\u2019t negatively affect team morale.<\/p>\n<p>Corporate trainer Chavaz Kingman said if you want the job, you\u2019ll have to fix your attitude. \u201cOne thing people don\u2019t often think of before a job interview is the mood they are in. If you have friends or relatives who are not your greatest cheerleaders, then don\u2019t speak to them before the job interview. You want to be as uplifted and as focused as possible. Get rid of the negative voices before walking into the interview,\u201d Kingman told The Cheat Sheet.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Being_Unprepared\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(245, 93, 33);\"><strong> <\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(227, 55, 55);\">2. Being Unprepared<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FmjZH1E88EEQ6FhY3J56x8LQvRET?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"375.19928825622776\" title=\"\"><br \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before you go to your interview, make sure you take care of the basics. It\u2019s not enough to wear a new suit and have perfect hair. At the very least, you should know some information about the company as well as a few things about your interviewer, such as his or her work experience. Life and career coach Maggie Reyes said preparation is as simple as doing an internet search. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It only takes a few minutes to look this information up on the corporate web page. \u201cWell-prepared candidates review the company website. If they know who they will be meeting, they look them up on LinkedIn or Google and learn about their interviewer. They prepare questions about the role and the company ahead of time and ask intelligent, relevant questions during the interview,\u201d Reyes told The Cheat Sheet.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Disregarding_The_Phone_Interview\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(245, 93, 33);\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(227, 55, 55);\">3.&nbsp; Disregarding The Phone Interview<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FkTIs6QPBOd9b7CBSb24Eq240za7?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"501.74074074074076\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t take the phone interview lightly. Your success or failure could determine whether you are granted a face-to-face interview. Just because the interview is over the phone doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t have to prepare. Do your best to sound enthusiastic and do enough research so that you can ask and answer a variety of questions. \u201cCandidates should never discount a phone interview as just a screening call. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, many employers conduct a series of phone interviews before inviting candidates to meet in person. It\u2019s important to prepare for a phone interview just as you would for an in-person meeting,\u201d Annette Richmond, a former recruiter and founder of Career Intelligence Resume Writing and Career Services, told The Cheat Sheet.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Not_Reading_The_Job_Description\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(245, 93, 33);\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(227, 55, 55);\">4.&nbsp; Not Reading The Job Description<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FkqVw0a-T34ttk4PK6I-yzXmuH6L?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"586.3822222222223\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Applying blindly to every job you see won\u2019t get you very far. Take time to thoroughly review the job description and think about how your skills match what the employer is requesting from candidates. Reyes said analyzing the description and reviewing how you can deliver on the employer\u2019s request may help you not only sell yourself but also answer tough questions during the interview. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrepared candidates review the job description and make notes about what portions of their experience are transferable to the role they are applying for. Those notes may or may not come up in the interview, but it helps to be prepared. If there is any part of your experience that isn\u2019t immediately obvious in the resume, but is highly relevant, make a note of that so you can bring it up organically during the conversation,\u201d advised Reyes.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"500\" height=\"542.2222222222222\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finding a good job is tough. 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