There are 100's of reasons that our sales and marketing recruiters see an interview fail. But, contrary to popular belief, not all outcomes are the interviewer's faults. Below, we list 10 reasons for understanding interviewing failure:



Prevention via Understanding Interviewing Failure



1. The interviewer has not done his or her research on the company - When the interviewer has not done his or her research on the company, there is virtually no chance they will get the offer.



Our business development recruiters have seen clients get very angry when this happens because it wastes their time.



This is despite how much the company likes them as a person or how fitting their past experience is. 9 times out of 10, showing a lack of knowledge results in instant rejection.



2. There is a disconnect in personalities between the interviewer and intervieweeT- Sometimes, the personality of the interviewer and interviewee will not mesh.



There are countless reasons this can happen. While the most successful people learn how to get along with others, sometimes it simply doesn't work out.



3. The interviewee does not answer the questions in a manner well-received by the interviewer - Occasionally, our recruiters see a hiring manager go into the meeting with a preconceived notion of what the interviewee should say.



As someone going for a job, it is difficult to successfully conduct an interview with an individual who wants a certain answer. However, it does happen.



4. There are more qualified applicants for the position - If a company has rigid background requirements for a job, the recruiting party will heavily scrutinize the applicants' backgrounds.



While factors such as likability matter to employers, how qualified an applicant is tends to be of high priority as well.



5. The job applicant is asking for too much money - An employer can't justify paying x amount for an employee.



This may be for several reasons including: the company doesn't have enough revenue, they inform our recruiters that other employees are cheaper or that hiring company has options that don't include hiring an outside person.



6. The interviewee's past raises questions about his or her ability to stay at one job - The most desired employees are the ones who have longevity and who can execute on the necessary tasks while remaining autonomous.



When a job seeker has jumped from position to position, employers often remain skeptical and don't end up offering the person the position.



7. The company decides to postpone the hiring - On occasion, companies will postpone hiring. This can happen for a myriad of reasons all of which are out of the interviewee's control.



8. The job applicant does not show interest in the position, thus the interviewer rejects them based on those grounds - I always tell job applicants to appear upbeat and enthusiastic about the job. When a hiring manager feels that a job seeker is indifferent as to whether they get the position, the majority of the time, that interviewee will not see an offer.



9. The proposed salary does not meet the job seekers' requirements - Hiring companies can make the mistake of offering their applicants too small of salary and if that individual feels that the proposed compensation package is lower than their expectations, they decline the opportunity.



10. The hiring company has too harsh of requirements - If a firm doesn't want to be pleased, they won't be.



Every now and again, a company will have artificially inflated expectations for the person whom they want to hire and this will prevent them from seeing the positive aspects of any job applicant who is not perfect on paper.



In Closing



There are so many reasons why interviewees don't receive a job offer. Our marketing and sales headhunters always tell job seekers that they can only control their actions. Out of the 10 reasons for interviewing failure, many are out of the interviewee's control and the rest must be left up to chance.