22 Reasons why people are not hired.
- Poor personal appearance.
- Inability to Express clearly-poor voice, diction, grammer.
- Lack of Planning for a career.
- Lack of confidence and poise.
- Lack of interest or enthusiasm.
- Failure to participate in activities.
- Unwilling to "pay dues" or start at the bottom.
- Makes excuses, hedges on past issues, unfavorable.
- Ill mannered, forgets to be courteous and write thank you note.
- Condemns past employer.
- Failure to look interviewer in the eye.
- Weak handshake.
- Sloppy appearance on application, not filled out completely and legibly.
- No interest in industry or company, did not do homework on company history.
- Inability to take criticism.
- Lack of appreciation of value of experience.
- Late to interview without good reason or calling to let client know they will be late.
- Failure to express appreciation for interviewer's time.
- Failure to answer questions directly.
- Failure to answer questions honestly.
- No questions about the job and what the first project will be.
- Failure to ask for the job.