You may have heard the horror stories--job hunters who take phone calls or text during an interview, or bring out a sandwich and start chomping, or brush their hair, or worse. You wouldn't do any of those things, would you? Of course not.[See the best careers for 2010.]But there are tons of other job interview no-no's you may not have thought of. Or that you've forgotten. The job hunting trail is long and arduous, and a little refresher course can't hurt. So for your edification and enjoyment, here are 50 (yes, 50!) of the worst and most common job interview mistakes:[See how to answer 10 tricky interview questions.]
1. Arriving late
2. Arriving too early
3. Lighting up a cigarette, or smelling like a cigarette
4. Bad-mouthing your last boss
5. Lying about your skills/experience/knowledge
6. Wearing the wrong (for this workplace!) clothes
7. Forgetting the name of the person you're interviewing with
8. Wearing a ton of perfume or aftershave
9. Wearing sunglasses
10. Wearing a Bluetooth earpiece
by Karen Burns, On Wednesday March 10, 2010, 11:56 am EST
Please see the rest of the 50 in the days to come:)
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