NotJobs: The Interview That’ll Bag a Job (or NOT)

From the 14 April Wall Street Journal comes an article with tips on How Not to Interview:

The Interview That’ll Bag a Job

By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN

In recent weeks, recruiters for Consolidated Container Co. have seen job candidates arrive up to an hour early for interviews. Other candidates have alluded to financial hardships while in the hot seat, and one person even distributed bound copies of documents describing projects he completed for past employers.

These sorts of tactics aren’t exactly winners.

Not winners, but tips to remember (to avoid.) The article goes on:

At an interview, you want to stand out for the right reasons. To do so, you’ll need to leave your baggage and anxiety at the door. For starters, wait until 10 minutes before your scheduled interview time to announce yourself. Arriving any sooner “shows that you’re not respectful of the time the hiring manager put aside for you,” says Loubaton, adding that a candidate who arrived an hour early made workers uncomfortable. “Companies really don’t want someone camped out in their lobby.”

The earliest I’ve seen a candidate arrive was over 75 minutes before the interview. That candidate wasn’t hired either.

If all has gone well, don’t stalk the interviewer. Wait at least a week before checking on your candidacy. “There’s a fine line between enthusiasm and overenthusiasm.”

Indeed!

See Needleman’s  whole article here.