Korn/Ferry Points Out Fatal Flaws In Job Candidate Interviews
According to the Executive Recruiter Index (Part II) released by executive search firm Korn/Ferry International/(NYSE:KFY), 43 percent of recruiters say that the most common interview mistake is job candidates who "talk too much." The survey, which asked more than 300 Korn/Ferry recruiters, also found that 33 percent of interviewees are unprepared and 24 percent have an "over inflated ego." According to Caroline W. Nahas, regional managing director of Korn/Ferry International s Southwest Region: "The strongest candidates effectively correlate their experience in a concise and compelling manner. Given the general diminished demand for executives, it is imperative in today s market that candidates maximize every interview and opportunity." Korn/Ferry s survey also found that 41 percent of recruiters believe the behavior most "fatal" to a candidate s chance of getting hired is being "unprepared," while 32 percent said an "over inflated ego," followed by 17 percent who say "talk too much" and nine percent who attribute "bad hygiene/poor dresser" as a fatal flaw in the interview process.
