Interviews are not a piece of cake. Sometimes your minor mistakes can be deal-breakers in your interview. So, avoid saying these things during your job interview because your every single word will be scrutinized.

5 Things you should avoid saying during a Job Interview:

Saying self-praising sentences:

Sometimes candidates overly emphasize their personal qualities that do not work during the interview. Instead, reveal the real you and give them evidence by describing the whole scenario using the STAR method which is

• Situation
• Task
• Action
• result

Saying I can do anything:

Phrases like this show candidate’s extra excitement and sometimes it gives an impression that you are faking your knowledge and skills. It’s good to have ambition, but avoid being desperate. Instead, convince them that you have the experience and skills to ace that job role.

Asking basic questions about the company:

Asking questions like what the company does shows that you did not devote your time to doing prior research. It is also crucial to respect the time of the interviewer to avoid wasting their valuable time exploring key insights about the company’s history, customers, services, products, competitors, culture, etc.

Robotically answering every question:

Be genuine during your interview and avoid giving the interviewer copy-pasted answers from internet Sources. It is good to practice but don’t memorize the scripted answers because these answers sound stiff and it is also impossible to memorize every question.

Saying “No, I don’t have any questions to ask”:

If an interviewer asks “Do you want to ask anything” so don’t reply “No, I don’t”. you should always have questions to ask at the end of the interview. It shows your interest in the company and the role you have applied for. Ask them more about the role, and organization culture and dispel all doubts the employer may have about you.

In a nutshell, the interview is a crucial step in the employee selection process to determine whether you would fit in with your projected team and the corporate culture, your interviewer needs to get a sense of the real you.

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