The following negative factors evaluated during the interview that frequently lead to rejection of the candidate.
1. Poor personal appearance
2. Overbearing, overaggressive, conceited, "superiority complex", "know it all"
3. Inability to express themselves clearly; poor voice, diction, grammar
4. Lack of planning for career; no purpose and goals
5. Lack of interest and enthusiasm, passive, indifferent
6. Lack of confidence and poise, nervousness, ill at ease
7. Failure to participate in activities
8. Over-emphasis on money; interested only in best dollar offer
9. Poor scholastic record; just got by
10. Unwilling to start at the bottom; expects too much too soon
11. Makes excuses, evasiveness, hedges on unfavorable factors in record
12. Lack of tact, maturity, and courtesy (ill-mannered)
13. Condemnation of past employers
14. Marked dislike for school work
15. Lack of vitality
16. Fails to look interviewer in the eye
17. Limp, fishy hand-shake
18. Indecision
19. Loafs during vacations, lakeside pleasures
20. Unhappy married life, friction with parents/family
21. Sloppy application blank
22. Merely shopping around
23. Wants job only for short time
24. Little sense of humor
25. Lack of knowledge of field of specialization
26. Parents make decisions for them
27. No interest in company or in industry
28. Emphasis on whom they know
29. Unwillingness to go where we send them
30. Cynical, lazy, low moral standards
31. Intolerant, strong prejudices
32. Narrow interests
33. Poor handling of finances
34. No interest in community activities
35. Inability to take criticism
36. Lack of appreciation of the value of experience
37. Radical ideas
38. Late to interview without good reason
39. Never heard of company
40. Failure to express appreciation of interviewer's time
41. Asks no questions about the job
42. High pressure type
43. Indefinite response to questions
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