5 Common Errors That Hinders Job Interviews Success

By Angela Wahome,
Looking for work is always incredibly stressful. In the past, I’ve tried to help by providing tips for correcting your CV.
Four key things to remember are;
•    Name your CV. Make sure your name and contact details on the CV.
•    Customize you CV. When you apply for a job make sure you get the details of the job right.
•    Number the pages. This will save you if the pages of your CV get printed out and mixed up with other CVs, as the recipients will be able to put the pages of your CV back together using the numbers.
•    Don’t exaggerate. If you enhance your abilities or lie on your CV you set yourself up to fail. For instance, saying you are an obsessive working machine, or you are the dedicated or brilliant candidate, will elicit a negative response and recruiters may discard your CV.
Here are a few of things to consider that can help you to fine-tune your interviewing technique;
1.Your experience is wide but shallow. Depending on your experience, you might be depicting yourself as a “jack of all trades, master of none.” Having experience in a wide variety of field is positive but you need to be there long enough to develop skills, experience, knowledge that are practical and will be able to help you in the work place.
2. You seem to have a sense of entitlement. Be humble in all things. This has real, practical applications. For example, don’t give the hiring manager or any peer interviewers the idea that there are only certain areas within your domain that you are willing to work in. For instance you do marketing but are not willing to do sales. If you do, this will work against you as your interviewer may feel you will be very difficult to collaborate with.

Job Interview Tips: Need to show passion in the job.

3.  You don’t exhibit any passion. If you exhibit a lack of passion, this perception will be hard to overcome. Be enthusiastic about what you do and the role you are interviewing for. Employers don’t want to hire someone who is only looking for a salary; they want someone who is invested in their career and in the company. Make sure you show passion for the business, the people and the industry that you will be working in.
4.   You don’t know how the rest of your organization works. It’s important to know how the entire organization operates, from end to end. If you’re asked questions about a process at your employer that you weren’t directly connected to and you say, “I don’t know.” Chances are you may not get hired, even if you are enormously knowledgeable in your particular field. There is enormous collaboration in companies today, and you’re expected to understand at least the basics of everyone else’s roles so you can contribute to the company.
5.  Your experience is not transferable. You might be awesome, but if you’ve spent a long time in a single role or company, it might look like your knowledge, skills, or experience won’t transfer to the new company. If possible prepare yourself learn new knowledge and skills. Or learn new skills while you are working to keep stretching yourself. If you have the opportunity, consider planning to learn these skills and address them in the interview.