Some common "don'ts" include never asking about career paths and promotions until after you get the job, if at all, since offers can be canceled.
Roy Cohen, a New York career coach and author of "The Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide" (Pearson PTR, 2010), says you should also defer questions about compensation for as long as possible. If you share salary information too early in the process, you risk being eliminated before they know your potential to add real and significant value....
How many paid vacations days do I get a year? What about sick days? And finally how many personal days?!
To me it sounds off if you're interviewing for a job then you you should ask about THE JOB and not the days off you'll get. At least not in the first interview
I kind of have sympathy for this one.... my bladder is the size of a peanut I'm sure. Not till mention my nerves on an interview get the old GI system a movin'.
(In response to Viva's comment. I'm electronically challenged today :-) )
Have to share a serious interview faux pas many years ago. I had an interview for a paralegal job, and I had no idea why they even called me in given that I wasn't actually a paralegal, though I did think the job sounded interesting. After they asked me nine times why I wanted the job and I kept trying different answers (because they clearly didn't like what I was saying), I think I finally said something brilliant like, "Well, why did you call me in for the interview??"
Yeah. That and when I sent in an email inquiry for a technical writing job and spelled technical "techical." In the subject line. Funnily enough, I never heard back from either of them...
meanmaryjean, DNP, RN
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How upset would you be if I brought my three-year old to work with me every Thursday?