Whenever you are appearing for an interview, you generally prepare yourself for what all you might have to say or answer in an interview.
But do you know that there are a few things that you should NOT say in an interview ever? It’s because saying such statements leaves a negative impression on the interviewer, and hence, it can reduce your chances of selection for the applied job. Read here to know the top 10 things you should abstain from saying in an interview:
- 1.”What is the Job Description (JD)?”
This is a common mistake that most people commit. Asking about the JD in the interview shows that you didn’t read the JD earlier if it was communicated to you by the employer or if it was published on the job application portal. Instead, you can ask for the clarity about the job responsibilities.
2. “I can handle any situation”
This statement shows that you are over-confident, which is not a preferred trait in any situation. You should be confident about your skills and experiences but you can’t say that you can handle any situation since you are not a superhero!
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3. Question about salary, benefits, and leaves in the first round
Although salary & perks are important factors in choosing a job, you should not ask about it directly in the first round and shall wait till you get the final offer by the company.
4. Negative comments on previous job or your boss
Maybe you hated your job, maybe you hated your boss, you should never criticize them in your interview. You may be genuine but criticizing your previous job & bosses shows that you easily get affected by harsh or undesirable environment at the job and might face difficulty in adjusting in the new company as well.
5. Saying that you need the job badly
You might have been looking for a job for a long time. But you should not express such feelings in any manner. Saying that you need a job badly shows your desperation for that job and the employer may take advantage of your need to negotiate in salary, perks or terms & conditions of the job.
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6. Can I have flexible working hours?
You should not ask such questions until you are offered the job. The interviewer may doubt your work ethics and motivation to work. Instead, you can ask about the company’s work culture which may lead the interviewer to tell you about working hours, work from home, leaves etc.
7. “I don’t have any questions.”
When the interviewer asks you about the question that you want to ask the interviewer, you shouldn’t say that you have no questions. You should always ask some meaningful question that can depict your interest in the company or the job.
8. It’s there on my resume
Sometimes the answer to the interviewer’s question may be right there on your resume but you should never say that to your interviewer since he/she might be looking for further information or want to know it directly from you.
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9. Unprofessional language
You should always take care of your language and shall abstain from using the informal and unprofessional language including slangs, filler words (“umm”)
10. Cliché answers
While you might have prepared for the FAQs for an interview, but you should prevent saying the cliché answers like “my weakness is that I’m a workaholic”. Instead, you can frame such answers in a different way like “Sometimes I take so much of work that I feel I could have delegated it or could have shared it with my colleagues to let them learn too”. And remember to not state the weaknesses that are directly related to your job. You can rather state some historical or unrelated weaknesses.
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