Hi, I’m Jeri Walker, Career & Job Search
Strategist and in this video, I'm going to talk to you about the red flags you need to
pay attention to in your job interview so you don’t make a mistake and accept a job
offer that you will soon regret. Sometimes when a candidate is overly excited
about a job opportunity or so desperate to leave a toxic or negative work situation,
they don't pay enough attention to red flags in job interviews, they accept a job offer
and soon realize that they are in the same or even worse situation than they just left. My advice to you is to pay attention and don’t
just ignore the red flags because you feel desperate or pressed to find a position quickly. In the long run, accepting a job offer for
the wrong position will cost you. Don’t be afraid to walk away if you see
too many red flags. Remember one purpose of the job interview
is for you to interview them just as much as they are you. Let's talk about five red flags you should
pay attention to in your job interview. 1.Your Interviewer is late. Now I’m not just talking about just a few
minutes late I’m talking about really late. There could be many reasons why the interviewer
is late so sometimes this can’t be helped. But if they show up, they’re late they aren’t
apologetic or offers you no explanation as to why they kept you waiting so long, then
that is a red flag. Because they are clearly somebody who doesn't
respect your time. And if they don't respect your time when you're
in a job interview how do you think it’s going to go when you are working for or with
this person? 2.High turnover. If this position has turned over frequently
you’ve got to wonder why. Is the boss hard to work with? Is the workload too heavy? Is the company culture bad and people quit
a lot? You want to find out how long this position
has been held by the person prior to you so be sure to ask this as well as why they are
leaving. Also, have a look on Glassdoor.com. Now one caveat is generally, not always, but
sometimes people who write on Glassdoor are unhappy previous employees who just want to
vent so don't use Glassdoor as the only source of your information but just one more resource
to use in analyzing your specific situation. Now if there’s a clear consensus on the
reviews, and multiple reviews with similar comments or there’s a recurring them to
theme, don’t ignore that. Because this is most likely an accurate depiction
of the company and what it’s like to work there. 3. Bad mouthing the previous employee. If the interviewer is bad mouthing the previous
employee this is a huge red flag because it speaks not only to the unprofessionalism of
the interviewer but it speaks to the company culture. I’ve worked at companies and for managers
who constantly bad-mouthed other employees and trust me, it’s no fun working there. And if they’re doing it in the interview,
chances are they’re badmouthing others or the company throughout the course of their
normal workday. Save yourself the trouble and run far away
if you hear any badmouthing at your job interview. 4. They want to test you by having you “demonstrate”
your skills. Now
this can happen with creatives and marketing types of interviews but I’ve heard from
people on more than one occasion that they have been asked as part of the interview process
to prepare mock presentations or provide advice regarding a particular “hypothetical”
problem the company is facing. They have spent hours on a project only to
be met with “thanks this is interesting, but we’ve decided not to fill this position
at this time” and away the employer goes with their work. If an interviewer asks you to demonstrate
your skills by working on an in-depth project, be very wary. It’s inappropriate for them to ask you to
do a massive project, as it puts you in an awkward position to do work for them for free
in order to remain in the candidate pool. That said, there are genuine circumstances
when it is necessary to do a small project or take some tests as a way for them to assess
your skills. The main idea here is it needs to be a small
project. 5.The types of questions they ask. It’s basic Interviewing 101, don’t ask
the candidate questions about their age, race, religion, or any other question that is not
related to the position. This is such an obvious guideline that should
you receive any questions such as these, you really have to wonder how competent the interviewer
is—not to mention biased, prejudiced or invasive. Some of these red flags are more obvious than
others and it’ll be up to you to determine which ones are deal breakers for you. Just please be sure, if you experience any
of these, give them some careful thought before you accept a job offer. You don’t have to be desperate. Now you know the red flags to look out for
in your job interview but are you ready to answer the most common interview questions? Get my guide that will help you out with this,
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