Top 50 Reasons for Not Being Hired

In order of importance are the reasons mentioned by HR as the basis for that Job Applicant was not offered a job. The list was prepared on the basis of the review by former director of employment services at Northwestern University (Boston, USA).

1. Miserable appearance.

2. Manners know-all.

3. Inability to communicate: a weak voice, poor diction, grammar errors.

4. Lack of career plan: lack of clear plans and objectives.

5. Lack of sincerity and poise.

6. Lack of interest and enthusiasm.

7. Failure to participate in the affairs apart due to schedule.

8. Excessive focus on money: interested only in a higher payment.

9. Poor performance during the study.

10. Reluctance to start from the bottom: the expectation is too much, too fast.

11. The desire for self-justification, equivocation, a reference to adverse factors.

12. Lack of tact.

13. Lack of maturity.

14. Lack of courtesy.

15. Contemptuous comments about previous employers.

16. Lack of ability to navigate in society.

17. Expressed reluctance to learn.

18. Lack of courtesy.

19. Reluctance to face the interviewer.

20. Limp, "Fish" handshake.

21. Indecision.

22. Idling while on vacation, the priority "beach" pleasures.

23. Unsuccessful family life.

24. Friction with parents.

25. Slovenly treatment.

26. Lack of commitment (just looking for a place).

27. The desire to get a job in a short time.

28. The lack of a sense of humor.

29. Lack of knowledge in their specialty.

30. Lack of independence (parents make decisions for him).

31. Lack of interest in the company or industry.

32. Emphasis on who has the knowledge.

33. Unwillingness to go where needed.

34. Cynicism.

35. Low moral level.

36. Laziness.

37. Intolerance in the highly developed prejudices.

38. Narrow interests.

39. Failure to appreciate the time (for example, holding a lot of time in the movie).

40. Poor maintenance of their own financial affairs.

41. Lack of interest in social activities.

42. Inability to accept criticism.

43. Lack of understanding of the value of experience.

44. Radical ideas.

45. Being late for an interview without good reason.

46. The lack of any kind was information about the company (Employer).

47. Bad manners (not to thank the interviewer for their time).

48. Lack of questions on the work of the interviewee.

49. Strongly crushing type.

50. Uncertainty answers.

Job Category: Management

Source: F.S. Endicott - former director of employment services at Northwestern University (Boston, USA)