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Interview Killers — Advice from nearly 500 HR Professionals

According to a new survey of nearly 500 human-resources professionals released by the Society for Human Resource Management, there are plenty of ways to derail a job interview—and some of them may surprise you!

Some Survey Results

  • 30% of hiring managers will decide whether to hire you within 15 minutes
  • 40% of hiring managers say a cellphone ringing in the middle of an interview is a “deal breaker”
  • 70% prefer job candidates to have unpaid internship experience directly related to their companies’ work versus paid
  • 39% say “chemistry” with a job applicant accounts for half of their hiring decision

Read more at WSJ

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