Reasons Applicants Are Rejected During An Interview

1. Poor personal appearance.
2. Inability to express him/herself clearly. Poor voice, diction, grammar.
3. Lack of planning for a career; no purpose or goals.
4. Lack of confidence and poise; nervous, ill-at-ease.
5. Overemphasis on salary.
6. Unwilling to start at bottom; expects too much too soon.
7. Makes excuses; evasive; hedges on unfavorable factors in records.
8. Lack of tact. Lack of courtesy; ill-mannered.
9. Condemnation of past employers.
10. Fails to look interviewer in the eye.
11. Indecision. Merely shopping around.
12. Sloppy application.
13. Over-elaboration of details of experience.
14. Wants job only for a short time.
15. Little sense of humor. Cynical.
16. Lack of knowledge of field of specialization.
17. No interest in agency.
18. Emphasis on whom he she knows.
19. Unwillingness to go where the agency sends him/her.

Common Interview Questions

Irrespective of the career/job you choose there is a certain set of common interview questions each candidatehas to face. In HR interviews of top IT companies such as TCS, Infosys, Microsoft, IBM you will certainly come across these common questions. Here is a list of top 30 common interview questions:

1. What are your long range and short range goals and objectives, when and why did you establish these goals and how are you preparing yourself to achieve them?
2. What specific goals, other than those related to your occupation, have you established for yourself for the next 10 years?
3. What do you see yourself doing 5 years from now?
4. What are your long range career objectives?
5. How do you plan to achieve your career goals?
6. What are the most important rewards you expect in your business/technical career?
7. What do you expect to be earning in 5 years?
8. Why did you choose the career for which you are preparing?
9. Which is more important to you, the money or the type of job?
10. What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
11. How would you describe yourself?
12. What motivates you to put forth your greatest efforts?
13. Why should I hire you?
14. What qualifications do you have that makes you think that you will be successful in your business/technical career or in this position?
15. How do you determine or evaluate success?
16. What do you think it takes to be successful in an organization like ours?
17. In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our organization?
18. What qualities should a successful leader possess?
19. What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
20. Do you have plans for continued study? An advanced degree?
21. In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?
22. How do you work under pressure?
23. Why did you decide to seek this position?
24. What two or three things are most important to you in your job?
25. What criteria are you using to evaluate the organization for which you hope to work?
26. Do you have a geographical preference? Why?
27. Will you relocate? Does relocation bother you?
28. Are you willing to travel?
29. What major problem have you encountered and how did you deal with it?
30. What have you learned from your mistakes?