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22 Reasons why people are not hired.

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