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		<title>10 dumb ways managers drive job applicants away</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Narisi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interview etiquette is a two-way street &#8212; candidates and interviewers both have to make a good impression. Unfortunately, hiring managers &#8212; especially those with little interviewing experience &#8212; often do things or ask questions that will make candidates think twice about accepting an offer. Here are the top 10 interviewer behaviors candidates hate, according to [...]]]></description>
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<p>Interview etiquette is a two-way street &#8212; candidates and interviewers both have to make a good impression. <span id="more-2444"></span></p>
<p>Unfortunately, hiring managers &#8212; especially those with little interviewing experience &#8212; often do things or ask questions that will make candidates think twice about accepting an offer.</p>
<p>Here are the top 10 interviewer behaviors candidates hate, according to the report &#8220;Are You Failing the Interview?&#8221;, published recently by Development Dimensions International:</p>
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<li><strong>Treating the interview like an interrogation</strong> (cited by 43% of respondents as a top problem) &#8212; The manager&#8217;s goal isn&#8217;t to uncover the candidate&#8217;s hidden flaws. It&#8217;s to make sure the candidate is the right fit for the job, which can only be done in a comfortable interview setting.</li>
<li><strong>Taking too long to call back </strong>(42%) &#8212; Just half the survey&#8217;s respondents said they were satisfied with how long they had to wait to hear back after an interview.</li>
<li><strong>Withholding information about salary, hours, expectations, etc. </strong>(39%) &#8212; This happens more often now, as previously high-ranked employees are applying for jobs at a lower level. But managers need to understand that painting a less-than-full picture of the job will likely come back to bite them once the person starts working.</li>
<li><strong>Keeping the candidate waiting </strong>(35%) &#8212; Managers have a lot to do, but scheduled interviews should take priority. If the boss doesn&#8217;t respect candidates&#8217; time now, why would they expect it to change after they&#8217;re hired?</li>
<li><strong>Asking irrelevant questions </strong>(30%) &#8212; Some interviewers like asking off-beat, unexpected questions to keep candidates on their toes (for example, &#8220;If you were a fruit, what kind would you be?&#8221;). But most experts recommend sticking to job-related topics.</li>
<li><strong>Acting like they don&#8217;t have the time to talk </strong>(25%) &#8212; Candidates most likely took time off from another job, and they don&#8217;t want to be rushed through the interview.</li>
<li><strong>Being unprepared </strong>(22%) &#8212; Good candidates take the time to research the company &#8212; and they expect good hiring managers to become familiar with their resumes.</li>
<li><strong>Asking inappropriate questions </strong>(22%) &#8212; Managers often turn to off-limits topics without realizing what they&#8217;re doing. Questions that seem like harmless ice-breakers could offend some candidates &#8212; such as, &#8220;Where do you go church?&#8221; or &#8220;Are you married?&#8221;</li>
<li><strong>Never giving a candidate the opportunity to ask questions </strong>(12%) &#8212; Letting candidates ask questions is not only helpful for them, but the types of questions they ask can give a manager insight on whether the candidate&#8217;s a good fit.</li>
<li><strong>Having several interviewers ask the same questions</strong> (12%) &#8212; When there are multiple rounds, interviewers need to communicate to avoid an inefficient, repetitive process.</li>
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<p>The bad news for interviewers guilty of those transgressions: 91% of candidates say the interviewer’s behavior has a big impact on whether they accept a job offer.</p>
<p>The best solution: training from HR. Less than half of managers said they&#8217;ve received on-the-job interview training.</p>
<p>You can download a copy of the report (PDF) <a href="http://www.ddiworld.com/pdf/AreYouFailingtheInterview_tr_ddi.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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