Have you ever wondered what not to say during a job interview? A Youtube video by Don Georgevich has the answers that you need. Don Georgevich is “an expert author and leading authority in job interviewing and resume writing. He specializes in helping ordinary people sharpen their skills so they get hired for the jobs they want.” On YouTube, Georgevich has a video titled “5 Things You Should Never Say During a Job Interview,” which runs almost 13 minutes. In this blog post, I will be sharing his advice as well as summarize it so that you can be aware of what not to say during a job interview.
Click here to watch his YouTube video "5 Things You Should Never Say During a Job Interview"
1. Don't talk bad about the company
You shouldn't go on and on about how much you didn't like your previous job. This is basically telling the next company that you will say whatever you want about their company, and that you could care less whether it harms how the company looks or not. Georgevich says, "If you didn't like working there, or you didn't like your job, it'll be no time flat that you'll be saying the same things about them when they hire you."
2. I'll Do Anything
Even if you are desperate to get hired by a company, you do not want to seem that way. You shouldn't say, "I'll do anything" because this shows that you don't really have a passion for the job. It also shows that you currently do not have a job in mind and just expect to be assigned anything that is available. "You want to go into a interview, you want to talk about what you can do and the value you can bring and that you are excited to do it. That's what you want." Also, "Tell them what you want you want to be doing," says Georgevich.
3. Tell me about yourself
When people say, "Tell me about yourself" during a job interview, you don't want to say what you can do, but how you are able to do those things. Georgevich says, "If this is like a management position, you don't want to say I'm a great leader. You want to talk about how you have lead people. You want to talk about the teams that you have built and assembled to work on certain projects."
4. I don't know how
Saying I don't know how during a job interview shows that you have not done any research on the job. Also, this is statement that could cancel you out from getting a job in the first place, because why would a company hire someone who doesn't know what they are doing? The answer to that is, they would not hire someone like this. "Connect it to something similar that you have done," says Georgevich.
5. Don't ask in the interview what does your company do here.
If you ask the question, "What does your company do here?" this shows that the research that you should have done was not done at all. It also shows that your main focus was to just walk into a building, get a job, and not expect to know anything about what you are doing. Georgevich says, "Gather as much infomration as you can so that you can go in there and now you can ask them questions that will help quialify you about this company."
