Prospective Employer Fears

• That you won’t be capable of doing the job, or learning it quickly (“time is money”)
• That you’ll be unwilling to take direction
• That you’ll be unwilling or unable to show initiative or decisiveness
• That you’ll be unable to get along with authorities, peers or subordinates
• That you’ll be arrogant
• That you’ll be a whiner

To hire one candidate, employers eliminate many others

• That you’ll prove unstable
• That you’ll do just enough to get by
• That you won’t stay for very long
• That you’ll misrepresent yourself – your skills or experience – in the interview
• That you’ll learn proprietary information and pass it on