Managers to Millennials: Job Interview No Time to Text

CNBC ^ | April 29, 2013 | Paul Davidson

[detective]

Newly minted college graduates soon entering the job market could be facing another hurdle besides high unemployment and a sluggish economy. Hiring managers say many perform poorly—sometimes even bizarrely—in job interviews.

Human resource professionals say they've seen recent college grads text or take calls in interviews, dress inappropriately, use slang or overly casual language, and exhibit other oddball behavior.

[thecodont]

She is young enough to remember that you did not even sneeze during these times around the patients nor the attendings.

How about people who yawn in public without making any attempt (with at least one free hand) to cover their mouth?

[Bon of Babble]

I agree.

I remember reading an interview with Simon Cowell of American Idol fame. He was trying to sell an American version of Britain’s Pop Idol to AbC, CBS, etc. but they were extremely rude to him.

One interviewer, he said took off his shoes and socks and propped his bare feet on the desk right in Simon’s face, another told Simon to start selling whatever it was he was selling then held up his hand after two seconds, said he’d heard enough and that the answer was “no.”

Fox was his last resort and the rest is history.