{"id":25645,"date":"2015-08-17T08:28:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T08:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/?p=25645"},"modified":"2021-02-23T06:39:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T06:39:17","slug":"five-phrases-to-avoid-during-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/five-phrases-to-avoid-during-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Phrases To Avoid During An Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this series, we at Imarticus Learning give you tips and tricks to land your dream job in Investment Banking<\/a>.
\nThere are many situations in which people make the mistake of using informal, irresponsible and fairly inappropriate phrases during an interview. These small mistakes may cost you your career. Let\u2019s have a look at most unhelpful phrases to avoid in front of a recruiter.
\n–\u201cTo be honest with you\u201d<\/b>
\nWhen job candidates use this phrase, it sends a mixed message. It can sound like you are are being honest now, but weren\u2019t being honest before. It\u2019s a good idea to leave this phrase out.
\n–\u201cI can\u2019t think of any real weaknesses\u201d<\/b>
\nIt may be exhausting when an interviewer asks, \u201cWhat are your weaknesses?\u201d But that\u2019s all the more reason for you to have an answer. If you\u2019re caught off guard by one of the most well-known interview questions around, you\u2019ll look unprepared, come across like you lack self-awareness and give the impression of one unwilling to have an honest discussion about whether or not you\u2019re fit for the job. No matter how highly you think of yourself, there should still be plenty of things that you\u2019d like to do better.
\n–\u201cI don\u2019t have any questions\u201d<\/b>
\nYou might be spending eight hours a day (or more) in this job, at this company, with this manager and there\u2019s nothing you\u2019re wondering about? Interviewers want to know that you\u2019re interested in the details of the job, the department in which you\u2019ll be working, your prospective supervisor\u2019s management style, and the culture of the organization. Otherwise, you\u2019re signaling that you\u2019re either not that interested or that you just haven\u2019t thought much about it. So come prepared with thoughtful, intelligent questions about the work you\u2019d be doing.
\n–\u201cI think I can do this job\u201d<\/b>
\nSaying \u201cI think\u201d instead of \u201cI know\u201d or \u201cI believe\u201d subtly communicates a lack of confidence. So many job candidates are uncomfortable talking about themselves. Most people are afraid of being seen as bragging and that can keep them from sounding confident when they may be a perfect fit for the job.
\n–\u201cI will try\u201d<\/b>
\nThe word \u201ctry\u201d really doesn\u2019t convey meaning, especially when a potential employer inquires about your ability to do something, such as \u201cCan you implement a new cost sheet format for the department?\u201d If your answer is, \u201cI will try,\u201d you don\u2019t sound confident. More importantly, the word \u2018try\u2019 sounds like you are setting yourself up to fail. Answer yes or no.
\n-Team Imarticus Learning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this series, we at Imarticus Learning give you tips and tricks to land your dream job in Investment Banking. There are many situations in which people make the mistake of using informal, irresponsible and fairly inappropriate phrases during an interview. These small mistakes may cost you your career. Let\u2019s have a look at most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mo_disable_npp":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1540],"tags":[101],"class_list":["post-25645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career","tag-interview-tips"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Imarticus Learning","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25645\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}