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8 phrases that you should not say at the interview - Work.ua

It's nice to get an invitation to an interview, but remember that the employer can invite many more candidates - your rivals.

Work.ua presents 8 phrases that will prevent you from getting a job if you say them at an interview.

1. What does your company do?

Oddly enough, HR managers hear this question very often. At the same time, the main advice for preparing for an interview: try to find out as much as possible about the company in advance, think about what exactly you can offer it as an employee. Don't neglect them.

2. My former boss was a real %$#*!

Complaining about your previous job will show you from a very bad side. Even if this is true, you will look like a person who is constantly dissatisfied and complains about everything. Nobody likes to work with such people.

It is better to talk about the problems that you encountered at work and successfully coped with.

3. I like your hairstyle

Don't compliment the interviewer about his appearance - it's inappropriate and will look weird.

Compliments are good, but they should be directed towards professional activities. For example, you can praise some recent success of the company.

4. Sciatica is killing me!

Never complain about your health during an interview. There was a case when a candidate complained of a headache because he had a very good rest with friends yesterday. Needless to say, he didn't get the job.

If now, during the interview, you are not so bad that you stop the meeting (it just hurts your back, but you don’t lose consciousness), it’s better not to bring up the subject of well-being.

But there is another side of the issue, more global: if, for example, you need to periodically undergo examinations and be absent for several days, you should tell your future employer about this. But explain that this will not affect the work in any way, tell me how it was at the previous place.

5. Oh, yes, I got fired

You should never lie in an interview, but if you have to say that you were fired from your last job, do it gently. Focus on the experience you have gained that will come in handy in your new position.

6. I just need a job, any job

This may actually be true, but no one is attracted to despair. The employer wants to know that you need this particular job and that you are suitable for it.

7. I don't know

Don't say this even if you really don't know the answer to the interviewer's question. Try saying, "I'll check and let you know later." If it's a complex hypothetical question like "How many soccer balls does it take to fill this room?" - the answer should show the course of your thoughts. Think out loud: “First you need to calculate the area of ​​​​the room, then subtract the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe furniture ...”

8. My biggest flaw is that I work too hard

Any HR manager knows this phrase very well. And he knows it's a lie.

How do you answer the question about your biggest flaw? Choose something not directly related to the position you are applying for. You can say, “I feel awkward when I speak in front of an audience. But at my last job, I practiced often on purpose, and this problem is practically gone.”

See also

• 5 phrases that will kill your job interview
• 5 phrases not to say to unemployed acquaintances

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9 cases where commas are not needed, but many use them

13 January Education

Sometimes it seems that the comma should definitely be there. But the Russian language would be too simple if not for the nuances.

1. There is something to say

I really want to put a comma before “what”, but expressions that are integral in meaning, which consist of the verb “to be” or “find”, an interrogative pronoun (“who”, “what”, “where” , "where" and so on) and the infinitive are not separated. This applies to all forms of the verbs "to be" and "to find": "will", "is", "was", "found", "I will find", "find".

• "I have something to say."
• "He had somewhere to go."
• "We will have someone to turn to."
• "She found something to write."
• "I'll find someone to turn to."
• Find something to live on.

That is, the scheme is as follows: “to be” or “to find” + interrogative pronoun + infinitive = without commas.

2. Come whenever you want

Another type of expressions that are integral in meaning is a combination of an interrogative pronoun with the verb “to want”. In this case, the comma between parts of the expression is also not needed. To make sure that you have exactly such an expression, try replacing it with a synonymous word or phrase:

• “She does whatever she wants” = “…anything.”
• "Come whenever you want" = "... at any time."
• "Walk wherever you want" = "...everywhere".
• "Show off as he wanted" = "... in every way."
• "He will draw whatever picture you want" = ". .. any picture."

3. Of course yes

At the beginning of a response expressing confidence, a comma after the word “of course” may be omitted.

— Have you already arrived?
- Of course, yes.
- Did you manage to eat?
- Of course not.
- Will you have soup or cake?
- Of course a cake!

If after “of course” there is a detailed sentence, and not a short answer, then a comma is definitely needed: “Of course, I will have a cake.”

4. If (and) not... then

Homogeneous members of a sentence can be joined by a double conjunction "if (and) not... then...". In this case, the first part is an unrealistic condition, and the second is an assumption. In this case, a comma is placed only before “then”, before “if” it is not needed.

• "Your appearance, if not upsetting her, then certainly not happy."
• "I would buy if not all, then most of the things."

5. Finally it's over

The word "finally" can be introductory, then it is separated by commas. In this case, the author sums up everything that was said and reports that after “finally” there will be a final phrase: “Firstly, it’s too late. Second, it's cold outside. Finally, we are very tired today.”

But "finally" can also be a circumstance. Then it means "in the end, as a result, in the end." Commas are not needed: “I have been waiting for you all day, and finally you have come.”

It is easy to check whether we have an introductory word or a circumstance: replace “finally” with “finally”. If it fits the meaning, then commas do not need to be separated.

• "He was picking at his plate and finally finished his porridge."
• "He was picking at his plate and finally finished his porridge."

6. I don't know where

In a complex sentence, a comma is placed between its parts. But not always. For example, it is not needed if the subordinate clause consists of one word - a subordinating union or an allied word: “I lost my hat, but I don’t know where. ”

Compare with a complex sentence with more than one word in the subordinate clause: "I lost my hat, but I don't know exactly where it happened."

A sentence can contain several subordinate clauses from one word, in this case the comma is also not put: “They will call me - find out who and why.”

However, the isolation of a comma or a dash is possible if the author wants to logically and intonationally highlight the allied word.

• “I don't know how to do this! Explain how?
• “Are you mumbling something? Repeat that."

7. Not that

There may be a situation where we have a negative particle with a pronoun and a conjunction that already refers to another part of the sentence. In this case, a comma is needed: "He brought not something to play for time."

But very often these three words are used as a particle or as part of a compound union "not that ..., but (a) ...". In this case, they refer to one part of the sentence, you cannot separate them or skip one of the words without changing the meaning. There is no comma inside this indecomposable combination.

• "We're not really against..."
• "I'm not exactly hungry, but I would eat."
• "It's not that far, but I don't want to spend so much time on the road."

8. I bought a lot of things, for example a garland

Introductory words, as a rule, are separated by commas. But not always. When the introductory word is at the beginning or at the end of a separate turnover, only the turnover itself is highlighted, but not the introductory word.

Often we attach some kind of specification with the help of the word "for example". In this case, there is no need for a comma after it: “I bought a lot of all sorts of nonsense, such as a garland and incense sticks.”

But if the turnover is in brackets or in a separate sentence, a comma is needed.

• "I bought a lot of stuff (like a garland and incense sticks)."
• “I bought a lot of stuff. For example, a garland and incense sticks.

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