11 things you say that will automatically disqualify you in a job interview

Questions like this will make you look like you don't even care enough to run a simple Google search.

Never ask the interviewer any personal questions — or anything that could be offensive. It's just off-putting.

Hey, everyone curses. It's better to hold off on the profanities in job interviews, though. That being said, letting out a curse word or two during a funny story might not be a nail in your coffin. Angrily swearing at someone (your interviewer or otherwise), on the other hand, would definitely knock you out of the running. This goes double for any offensive, racist, or sexist speech.

Put yourselves in your interviewer's shoes. Would you want to hire someone who sounds like they're about to go "All About Eve" on you?

Your interviewer's not going to respond well to someone that expresses an intention to use the position as a mere stepping stone to something bigger and better.

The same thing goes for interviewing with your second choice. You may have a dream job in the wings that you're waiting to hear back from, but don't make the interviewer feel like you don't value their organization.

Even if you're just kidding (I mean, hopefully you're kidding), you'll just come across as creepy and overly aggressive.

Any interviewer worth their salt won't allow themselves to be guilted into offering you a job, so save the sob story.

Don't flirt with your interviewer.

I'll say it again — don't flirt with your interviewer. This inappropriate tactic is probably going to end badly.

How have you even made it this far in the process if you don't know what you're being interviewed for? If you're legitimately confused, try asking about what kind of person succeeds in the job, so you sound engaged rather than clueless.

If you say this, the appropriate response from the interviewer is, "Oh, you're not? Goodbye then."

Clearly, the interviewer thinks you're qualified enough to talk to. So stop with the self-deprecation. It's not refreshing. It makes you sound like a sad sack.

Even if your last company was full of jerks and idiots, keep that to yourself and put a positive spin on the experience. The hiring manager wants to determine if you're a good fit for their organization, not hear you gripe about the past.

Jacquelyn Smith contributed to a previous version of this post.