Read Real Reviews From Recruiters: What They Said About YOU, the Interviewing Student

The UCSO often receives feedback from recruiters who have interviewed students on campus. We hear the good, the not so good and yes, the ugly. While a vast majority of recruiter feedback is positive, the miscues need to be acknowledged. Mastering a strategy to avoid common interview pitfalls is not hard, but it takes attention to ALL the details and dedication to success- PREPARATION!

Here is a sampling of the interview casualties in the past two weeks:

“Most of the students were energized and excited to be there. A few seemed to be going through the motions rather than becoming fully engaged.”

“I was rather disappointed in some basic interviewing details the students were missing (ironed shirts, requesting business cards, ability to answer in STAR format, language, online presence, thank you, and follow up). All students have been through X220 and X420, they really should take more to heart the advice they are given.”

“We had one student show up late and then he burped twice under his breath in the interview. We had to ask him on every question for more detail so we could get a complete answer although he seemed intelligent, just a poor communicator.”

Learn more about interview blunders and how to avoid from recruiters in this Career Builder article 10 Unusual Interview mistakes, and 6 that are all-too-common.