{"id":86119,"date":"2010-05-22T01:25:02","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T01:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feminissima.de\/?p=86119"},"modified":"2010-05-22T01:25:02","modified_gmt":"2010-05-22T01:25:02","slug":"cnn-8-worst-things-to-say-in-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feminissima.de\/index.php\/2010\/05\/22\/cnn-8-worst-things-to-say-in-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN &#8211; 8 worst things to say in an interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Die 8 schlimmsten Fehler bei einem Vorstellungsgespr\u00e4ch&#8230;<br \/>8 worst things to say in an interview<\/p>\n<p>    * Story Highlights<\/p>\n<p>    * Research the company beforehand to avoid looking unprepared or uninterested<\/p>\n<p>    * Talking about what days off you&#8217;ll need should wait until after you get the job<\/p>\n<p>    * Ask about the typical career path rather than when you&#8217;ll get a promotion<\/p>\n<p>    * Don&#8217;t cross the line into too personal subjects when talking with an employer<\/p>\n<p>\nBy Anthony Balderrama<\/p>\n<p>\nEditor&#8217;s note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com.<\/p>\n<p>When talking with a potential employer, sounding like you&#8217;re following a script can prevent a good conversation.<\/p>\n<p>When talking with a potential employer, sounding like you&#8217;re following a script can prevent a good conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Interviews are nothing if not opportunities to drive yourself crazy.<\/p>\n<p>Just remind yourself to look good, appear confident, say all the right things and don&#8217;t say any of the wrong ones.<\/p>\n<p>It shouldn&#8217;t be so hard to follow these guidelines except you&#8217;ll be on the receiving end of an endless line of questions. Factor in your nerves and you&#8217;ll be lucky to remember your own name.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t fret.<\/p>\n<p>If you walk into the interview prepared, you can make sure you know what right things to say, and you can stop yourself from saying the following wrong things.<\/p>\n<p>1. &#8222;I hated my last boss.&#8220; Your last boss was a miserable person whose main concern was making your life miserable. Of course you don&#8217;t have a lot of nice things to say; however, don&#8217;t mistake honesty, which is admirable, for trash-talking, which is despicable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;If you truly did hate your last boss, I would be prepared to articulate why your last organization and relationship was not right for you,&#8220; says Greg Moran, director of industry sales and partnerships for Talent Technology Corp. &#8222;Then be prepared to explain what type of organization is right for you and what type of management style you best respond to.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Miss<\/p>\n<p>    * 10 best excuses for coming to work late<\/p>\n<p>    * Coworkers who drive you crazy<\/p>\n<p>    * More CareerBuilder.com stories<\/p>\n<p>2. &#8222;I don&#8217;t know anything about the company.&#8220; Chances are the interviewer will ask what you know about the company. If you say you don&#8217;t know anything about it, the interviewer will wonder why you&#8217;re applying for the job and will probably conclude you&#8217;re after money, not a career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;With today&#8217;s technology,&#8220; Moran says, &#8222;there is no excuse for having no knowledge of a company except laziness and\/or poor planning &#8212; neither of which are attributes [of potential employees] sought by many organizations.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>3. &#8222;No, I don&#8217;t have any questions for you.&#8220; Much like telling the interviewer that you don&#8217;t know anything about the company, saying you don&#8217;t have any questions to ask also signals a lack of interest. Perhaps the interviewer answered every question or concern you had about the position, but if you&#8217;re interested in a future with this employer, you can probably think of a few things to ask.<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;Research the company before you show up,&#8220; Moran advises. &#8222;Understand the business strategy, goals and people. Having this type of knowledge will give you some questions to keep in your pocket if the conversation is not flowing naturally.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>4. &#8222;I&#8217;m going to need to take these days off.&#8220; &#8222;We all have lives and commitments and any employer that you would even consider working for understands this. If you progress to an offer stage, this is the time for a discussion regarding personal obligations,&#8220; Moran suggests. &#8222;Just don&#8217;t bring it up prior to the salary negotiation\/offer stage.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Why? By mentioning the days you need off too early in the interview, you risk coming off presumptuous as if you know you&#8217;ll get the job.<\/p>\n<p>5. &#8222;How long until I get a promotion?&#8220; While you want to show that you&#8217;re goal-oriented, be certain you don&#8217;t come off as entitled or ready to leave behind a job you don&#8217;t even have yet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;There are many tactful ways to ask this question that will show an employer that you are ambitious and looking at the big picture,&#8220; Moran offers. &#8222;For example, asking the interviewer to explain the typical career path for the position is fine.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Another option is to ask the interviewer why the position is open, Moran adds. You might find out it&#8217;s due to a promotion and can use that information to learn more about career opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>6. &#8222;Are you an active member in your church?&#8220; As you attempt to make small talk with an interviewer, don&#8217;t cross the line into inappropriate chitchat. Avoid topics that are controversial or that veer too much from work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;This sounds obvious but many times I have been interviewing candidates and been asked about my personal hobbies, family obligations, et cetera,&#8220; Moran says. &#8222;Attempting to develop a rapport is essential but taking it too far can bring you into some uncomfortable territory.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>7. &#8222;As Lady Macbeth so eloquently put it&#8230;&#8220; Scripted answers, although accurate, don&#8217;t impress interviewers. Not only do they make you sound rehearsed and stiff, they also prevent you from engaging in a dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;This is a conversation between a couple humans that are trying to get a good understanding of one another. Act accordingly,&#8220; Moran reminds.<\/p>\n<p>8. &#8222;And another thing I hate&#8230;&#8220; Save your rants for your blog. When you&#8217;re angry, you don&#8217;t sway anybody&#8217;s opinion about a topic, but you do make them like you less. For one thing, they might disagree with you. They also won&#8217;t take kindly to your bad attitude.<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;If you are bitter, keep it inside and show optimism. Start complaining and you will be rejected immediately,&#8220; Moran warns. &#8222;Do you like working with a complainer? 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