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Bewerber sind oft ratlos, Hoffnungen am Boden zerstört, halten eine Absage auf eine Bewerbung für eine interessante und ausserordenlich attraktive Position in den Händen.

Warum entscheiden sich Personaler oder Firmenchefs gegen eine/n Kandidaten/in? Häufig liegt es nicht daran, dass Qualifikationen oder Fachkenntnisse nicht genügen. Persönlichkeitsmerkmale, Unsicherheiten, mangelnde Vorbereitung auf das Gespräch oder ein unpassender Auftritt sind, wie die nachfolgende Auflistung zeigt, Ablehnungsgründe:

Hier das Ranking:

26% fanden die Kleidung unangemessen,
19% beklagten sich über Unpünktlichkeit der Bewerber,
15% fanden das übertriebene Interesse an der Bezahlung nicht gut,
11% mochten Kandidaten nicht, die sich abfällig über Kollegen äußerten,
9% fehlte der feste Händedruck,
7% konnten keine klaren Ziele oder Ehrgeiz erkennen,
5% vermissten den Augenkontakt,
4% nannten die mangelnde Kenntnis über das Unternehmen den entscheidenden Fehler,
3% mochten das undeutliche Gemurmel der Kandidaten nicht.
1% lehnten Bewerber ab, die ohnehin schon alles wissen.



Interviews - Bosses give top reasons why you don't get the job

If you dress well, are polite, honest and appear enthusiastic, then you’re half way there.

From the moment you enter the interview room to the moment you leave, it only takes a second to say or do something that could ruin your chances of getting the job. Whilst a positive, friendly welcome can be immediately endearing, you can just as quickly gain a negative impression if you turn up with your top button undone.

Peninsula, the UK’s largest employment law firm, recently conducted a survey amongst its clients regarding their interview experiences. Bosses across the UK were asked to name the one aspect of interview behaviour they disliked most.

The results were as follows, compiled to form the Top 10 reasons why candidates don’t get the job:

1. 26% disliked improper dress for an interview above all.

2. 19% cited lateness as their greatest frustration. The survey revealed that ‘1 in 7’ candidates arrive late for an interview.

3. 15% of interviewers take the greatest dislike to a disproportionate interest in salary.

4. 11% primarily dislike candidates that are cynical about colleagues past or future.

5. 9% rate a poor handshake as the beginning of the end.

6. 7% were primarily unimpressed by a lack of clear goals and career ambition.

7. 5% said that lack of eye contact was their pet hate.

8. 4% said that failure to research into the company and its business structure is the biggest mistake.

9. 3% cited mumbling as the top reason to discard a candidate.

10. The final 1% dislike the know-it-all candidate and agree that every candidate has something to learn.

Peter Done, Managing Director of Peninsula, commented that interviews are typically the first time the candidate and the company will have met face to face. Either party may have preconceptions about the other whether it comes from CVs or from knowledge of the company.

However it’s vital that you approach the interview with an open mind and a positive attitude.

Five of the above ten elements of interview appearance and behaviour are recognised before the questions have begun in earnest. A casual and loose handshake for example will either signal a positive intent or a cagey, indifferent attitude. “It’s a shame to get off on the wrong foot”, says Peter.

The majority of these common interview errors are very basic. If you dress well, are polite, honest and appear enthusiastic, then the survey shows that you’re half way there. It is the unprepared candidate that struggles and is usually guilty of these mistakes. This may be because they are simply lazy or that they are a little over-confident in their own ability.


Peninsula Business Services