According to a new survey of nearly 500 human-resources professionals released by the U.S. Department of Labor, there are plenty of ways to derail a job interview and some of them may surprise you.
美国人力资源协会最近对近500名人力资源经理做了一项新调查,发现应聘者在面试过程中有很多地方容易把事情搞砸,其中一些可能会让你大吃一惊。
The basic don'ts: arriving late to an interview or trashing a previous employer. But some hiring managers say even experienced professionals have made other slip-ups.
这些基本的错误不要犯:参加面试不要迟到,不要贬低以前的雇主。不过有些招聘经理表示,有时候甚至连久经沙场的应聘者也会在阴沟里翻船。
Often, job candidates speak in a too-familiar way with hiring managers a major problem, according to 20% of survey respondents. Mary Willoughby, director of human resources at the Center for Disability Rights in Rochester, N.Y., once interviewed someone who was so comfortable, he commented on a sty she had near her eye.
应聘者往往会以一种过于亲昵的语气与招聘经理交谈——根据20%受访者的反馈,这是一个普遍问题。纽约州罗切斯特市残疾人维权中心的人力资源主管玛丽·维罗比说,有一次她面试的应聘者自我感觉过于良好,居然评论起她眼角的一颗麦粒肿。
"My mind was made up at that point," she says. The candidate was not hired.
“当时我就做出了决定,” 玛丽说。那名应聘者没有得到职位。
For 67% of hiring managers who responded to the survey, dressing provocatively is a major deal breaker even more significant than having a typo in your application materials (58% found this to be an interview killer). Chantal Verbeek, head of enterprise talent at ING U.S. Financial Services, says she'll forgive a typo if the applicant's skills are extraordinary, but revealing or sloppy apparel equals an instant rejection.
67%的受访者认为,着装不当是个大忌——它比求职简历中出现错字都要严重(58%的接受调查者认为这是一个重大失误)。荷兰国际集团美国金融服务业务部人力资源部的负责人查恩塔尔·沃比克说,如果应聘者技能出众,她可以原谅简历中出现一个错字,但衣着暴露或穿着懒散等同于立刻被拒绝。
From the Society for Human Resource Management survey of nearly 500 HR managers:
人力资源协会对近500名人力资源经理所做的调查还发现:
*30% of hiring managers will decide whether to hire you within 15 minutes.
* 30%的招聘经理将在15分钟内决定是否雇佣应聘者。