55404 40 Business & Finance Management & Business Skills Hiring & Firing true Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:15:39 -0800 /system/videos/6/04/54/05/55404.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, business, management, manage How Not To Conduct a Job Interview http://www.howcast.com/videos/55404-How-Not-To-Conduct-a-Job-Interview http://www.howcast.com/videos/55404-How-Not-To-Conduct-a-Job-Interview/edit approved 119 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=55404"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=55404" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 8 karmatrain http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/55404/Picture_7_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 2011 false false false 48440 1 20 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/55404/20.jpg Keep them waiting Keep the applicant waiting in the reception area for no good reason so he’ll have added time to get nervous.

]]> 48441 2 26 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/55404/26.jpg Act surly When you finally fetch him, come across as someone who hates his own job. Break the ice with, “Now who are you again?”

]]> 48442 3 33 Tip If you notice signs of nervousness—the applicant is sweating profusely, turning beet red, or stammering—be sure to point this out.

]]> 48443 4 43 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/55404/43.jpg Do all the talking Begin by saying, “Let me tell you a little bit about myself” and launch into a monologue. Ask whether he thinks you’d look better as a redhead. Whatever he says, let your tone suggest he gave the wrong answer.

]]> 48444 5 55 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/55404/55.jpg Go off topic Repeatedly go off topic, lose your place, and do everything to convince the candidate that you are in desperate need of medication. Just to keep things interesting, repeatedly call him by the wrong name.

]]> 48445 6 65 Tip If corrected, glare at him and say, “Isn’t that what I just called you?”

]]> 48446 7 70 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/55404/70.jpg Take phone calls Feel free to take personal phone calls. By pantomime, let the candidate know that the person on the other end is crazy, then spend five minutes cooing, “No, I love you more” in a baby voice

]]> 48447 8 84 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/55404/84.jpg Say there’s no job At this point, confess that there is no job per se, but you wanted to test the waters as it were by seeing how the

]]> 48448 9 98 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/55404/98.jpg Don’t show him out Let him find his own way out of the office, even if said office is such a maze that he’ll no doubt get hopelessly lost. If you run into him later, shout and threaten to call security.

]]> 48449 10 110 Fact According to one survey, 85% of people believe body piercings and tattoos impede a candidate’s chances of getting the job.

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