{"id":348,"date":"2020-10-23T19:20:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T19:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2020-10-27T19:07:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T19:07:36","slug":"reasons-for-failure-tips-for-success","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/reasons-for-failure-tips-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons for failure \/ Tips for success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-default-gap has-vertical-unset\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-e68e34ab\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-4d4c893e\">\n<p><strong>Common reasons for failure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent survey found that the following were the most common reasons for candidates not succeeding at interview:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Poor appearance and presentation<\/li><li>Overbearing or aggressive attitude<\/li><li>No interest or enthusiasm evident<\/li><li>Inability to express ideas clearly, poor voice, dictation, grammar<\/li><li>Over emphasis on money<\/li><li>Unwillingness to start at bottom, wanting too much too soon<\/li><li>Criticism of current or previous employer<\/li><li>Failure to ask questions about the Company or role<\/li><li>Little or no background homework done on Company or role<\/li><li>Failure to look the interviewer in the eye<\/li><li>No vitality, few signs of life<\/li><li>Not being able to explain why they are leaving their current employer<\/li><li>Not being able to explain their current role clearly<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our top tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ask to meet other members of the team you could be working with<\/li><li>Ask to see where you will be working and show an interest in it.<\/li><li>Always ask at the end of the meeting if the interviewer has any reservations<\/li><li>Phone your recruiter as soon as you leave the meeting so they can tackle any issues sooner rather than later<\/li><li>Always send a thank you note or email<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":328,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-348","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allenaclarke.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}