10 Ways to Get Turned Down

1. Be shy and reticent, with a lack of self-confidence.
2. Indicate that you are a "window shopper," a candidate who already knows where he or she will probably work, but who just wants to check around in the job market.
3. Indicate that you are not sure what you want to do.
4. Ask for counseling in the interview.
5. Bring a copy of your senior class project for "show and tell."
6. Have a nervous mannerism such as drumming your fingers on the desk or ending each statement with "...you know?"
7. Do not ask any challenging questions. Instead, say things like, "Boy, it really sounds great. I can't think of any questions."
8. Apologize because you did not have time to read the company's literature in the placement office.
9. Knock on the door to get the interviewer to hurry up with the evaluation he or she is trying to complete on the last candidate.
10. Answer a question with that age old statement, "I really like working with people."