New research from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library has found that nearly three quarters (74.5%) of recruiters say that there are certain areas that would put them off a candidate, with some of these key pet peeves cropping up during the interview process.
The research, which surveyed 800 recruitment professionals across in-house and agency positions, found that the following activity would unfortunately result in the candidate not getting the desired job:
- Having an arrogant or rude personality (84.9%)
- Not preparing efficiently for the interview (73%)
- Dressing inappropriately, for example, too casually (52.6%)
- Turning up too early or too late (29.6%)
- Being excessively shy (13.2%)
Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library, comments:
“It goes without saying that coming across well in an interview is a must and it’s no wonder that recruiters are growing tired of candidates that are unprepared, dress inappropriately and don’t come across well in person.”
Furthermore, according to the research there is a lack of consensus around how appropriate it is to send a follow-up note after an interview, with 6.6% revealing that candidates that follow up too frequently are a major turn-off, while 2% dislike it when candidates do not send a follow-up.
Biggins continues:
“No-one wants to be pestered, but to prevent this from happening, try to give your candidates a clear timeline of when they should expect to hear back from you!”
Learn more about CV-Library at www.cv-library.co.uk
