These are the worst mistakes we have seen young people make in job interviews

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At Business Insider we have interviewed hundreds of job applicants.

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We are usually impressed with the calibre of candidates. Most people we meet seem smart and accomplished, and applicants "get" our all-digital, fast-paced, anti-boring way of handling business news.

But ... young people are human, too. They make mistakes. And the following mistakes have cost them the jobs their CVs and resumes otherwise said they were good for ...