Top Turn-Off For Hiring Managers

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Executive Summary

It wasn't being late, or even lacking company knowledge that was the biggest complaint. The number one turn-off for hiring managers was poor communication skills, according to a recent survey published in Staffing Management, a journal of the Society of Human Resource Management. Noted as particularly displeasing were inarticulate answers to interview questions, and vague accounts of past experience. Ironically, a candidate can and should have the answers to interview questions mastered long before they ever walk into the hiring manager's office. Whether it's an interview for a new job or an internal promotion (Internal hiring is UP! 53% of management jobs are filled from within the company ranks).