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10 Subtle Ways to Sabotage Your Interview

Jeff Hindenach | NursingLink

Mumbling/Not Speaking Clearly



Problem: An interview is no place to be shy. Mumbling or tripping over your words will make you look apprehensive, nervous, or bored. It also shows the interviewer that you are unsure of yourself and have no presence. And most importantly, if an interviewer can’t understand you, then your patients won’t be able to understand you, your coworkers won’t be able to understand you … and so on.

How to Fix It: Make sure you are using slow, steady speech patterns. Your breathing should also be slow and steady. Make the effort to articulate every word, just make sure you’re not over-enunciating. Pretend the interviewer is intently listening to every word that comes out of your mouth, so make each one count.


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    about 3 years ago

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    " I recently went to a job interview,( I will not name where ); the interviewers,( 3 ),
    actually LAUGHED HYSTERICALLY when I produced high school diploma / transcripts,
    as well as nursing school diploma / transcripts.The interview was more like being
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    thewildchild

    about 3 years ago

    28 comments

    Gee, if you're afraid of germs to the point of avoiding minimum social contact like hand shaking, maybe the healthcare field is the wrong place to be working, IMHO.
    If you've ever taken a beer to a job interview, you might be a redneck. However a wine cooler shows real sophistication. Also In My Humble Opinion.

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    lisarj62

    over 3 years ago

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    I recently went for an interview and when I presented my hand for a handshake, the HR officer told me "I'm sorry, I can't shake your hand because of the Swine Flu".

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    louisehearn

    over 3 years ago

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    I can not believe anyone takes a cell phone in to an interview.

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    jacke84

    over 3 years ago

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    In my past two interviews, both interviewers have declined to shake my hand for sanitiation purposes. The first was just coming back after being out with a cold and didn't want to unintentionally infect me, and the second told me that hospital policy had shifted away from unneccessary personal contact because of concerns about the swine flu.

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