Interviewers common mistakes

1. Presumes interest, doesn’t sell the opportunity or company
2. Oversells the opportunity, creating inappropriate expectations
3. Doesn’t seek, probe, verify inconsistencies or partial answers
4. Doesn’t seek specific illustrations of assertions
5. Doesn’t come into the interview with clear goals
6. Interviewing is one-way street, all questions, no answers
7. Isn’t prepared for a candidate’s probing questions
8. Interrupts

Look out for…

9. Doesn’t keep time, or intervene to keep interview on course
10. Doesn’t spend a moment in the beginning establishing a rapport
11. Doesn’t seek additional opinions on candidates
12. Doesn’t spend time analyzing the discussion afterward
13. Discourteous
14. Doesn’t offer feedback or possible action plan at end
15. Doesn’t seek feedback, interest at end