The 7 Deadly Sins Of Interviewing

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

With layoffs occurring globally and interviews more precious, it is very important to treat each one like a treasure. After all, you never know when the next one will occur and whether it will be one that will truly help you and your career.

Yet people keep committing these sins year after year and cost themselves opportunities that result in embarrassment. No one likes to tell their wife/husband/partner/kids/friends/former colleagues or anyone that they didn’t get the job they interviewed for. They don’t want to start lying to others about your prospects only to let them down and feel like you disappointed them.

Yet that is the story that I’ve heard for years as a recruiter and now as a coach. The story of being disappointed and letting others down and feeling ashamed of doing so.

As a result, I decided to share what I think of as “The 7 Deadly Sins of Interviewing” with the hope that we can head off some of these situations. None of these “sins” deal with skills competence. You either have the skills and experience or don’t. However, most people are not rejected for that. They are rejected for these.