Interview mistakes: how to make interviewers uninterested in you

Jennifer Tortorella at The Headhuntress Blog points out some of the stranger interview behaviour that was uncovered during Careerbuilder's annual Interview Mistakes survey. Somehow, flushing the toilet during a telephone interview didn't go over so well...

Anyway, from the hiring managers themselves, here are the biggest mistakes you can make during an interview:

51% said dressing inappropriately was the most detrimental mistake
49% disliked candidates talking negatively about a former employer
48% disliked candidates who acted uninterested in the interview
44% disliked candidates who appeared arrogant
30%: not answering questions well
29%: not asking good questions

Good interviewing is all about engaging the interviewer. Anything that distracts or takes away from that engagement can hurt you badly in an interview