Over 50% candidates fumble during interviews, says report
Apr 5, 2016, 19:19 IST
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Over half of the candidates fumble during job interviews and bungle even the most elementary questions, a report said. According to the study conducted by JobBuzz.in on 515 employers across various industries, over half the candidates interviewed by recruiters come unprepared.
Around 52 per cent respondents said the question on which candidates tend to slip the most was explaining current job responsibilities.
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The study noted that 77 per cent of IT, telecom, ITeS and dotcom employers and 65 per cent of automobile sector employers admit that well over 50 per cent of candidates make mistakes in interviews.
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Failing to do research about the company is the most common blunder, a whopping 72 per cent of the employers said.
Other careless mistakes include not appearing interested, passionate or engaged (as reported by 50 per cent employers) and not dressing appropriately for the interview, say 43 per cent of the employers referenced.
Over-exaggerating and lying about achievements is another mistake that job seekers tend to make during interviews, 36 per cent of the employers said.
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