No matter how corny it sounds, but you can’t make the first impression twice, especially if acquaintance is significant for your career. Both the recruiter and the applicant are people and, perhaps, not without a flaw. Therefore, each side must take into account all the possible stop factors that act like a red rag even on the most cool-blooded English lord. Carelessness A recruiter’s time is always money, moreover, the money of the company he represents. His working day is scheduled every minute, and there are not one, or two candidates in his schedule. If someone invited to an interview shows blatant non-punctuality without appearing at the meeting at the appointed time, and even without warning - that's all, hello to the black list! Carelessness at such a crucial moment, as a job, is interpreted as optionality in general and in principle. It is not enough for the recruiter to find out what exactly happened if the candidate did not bother to call himself and clearly explain
There is no such person who would not be worried about the interview. But someone manages to keep himself in control, while in another experience “creeps out” uncontrollably in facial expressions and gestures. We talked with recruiters and found out what can spoil the impression of the applicant? Do not bite your nails “Some people start biting their nails with excitement. Agree that the sight is terrible. One candidate for an engineer’s vacancy astounded me by doing it so methodically, nail by nail, that I wanted to advise him to change his profession. At the manicurist. " Keep your hands to yourself “A lot of applicants nervously“ torture ”various objects: pens, pencils, pieces of paper, their own documents and even things lying on the interviewer's desk. There are a lot of cases. At one, the pen fell apart, and he, forgetting about the conversation, rushed to collect it. Another almost his whole notebook was torn to shreds. " “One young man twisted a button