What Are Your Job Interview Red Flags?

Interviewing can be as much art as science, but there are some interview behaviors that can, and arguably should, flag a candidate as unacceptable.  What do you look out for when hiring?

For this week’s NAPA Net reader poll, we’d like to know which behaviors are a flag for you – or would be, if you were to interview a candidate who had the misfortune to demonstrate them.  We’re talking about the easiest way(s) to ruining a job interview.  

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* 1. Which of the following behaviors would be a red flag for you, regardless of their qualifications (check all that apply)?

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* 2. Which of the following behaviors would be the WORST red flag for you, regardless of their qualifications?

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* 3. There are, of course, the screaming red flags, and then there are the smaller, annoying mannerisms that, while they may not ruing the interview, can leave you with a bad taste in your mouth.  Which ones do you find annoying (check all that apply)?   

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* 4. Which do you find MOST annoying (check all that apply)?

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* 5. Any other comments on interviewing, job interviewee behaviors, responses to bad interview behaviors, or just any stories you'd like to share (anonymously, of course), about those behaviors? 

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* 6. What is your role working with retirement plans?

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* 7. What size plans do you PRIMARILY work with?

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* 8. Suggestions for future survey questions?

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* 9. All responses are anonymous and confidential, of course - but if you'd like me to know who you are, or allow for a response, you can leave your email below...

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