5 Top Interview Red Flags for Employers

5 Top Interview Red Flags for Employers 5 Top Interview Red Flags for Employers From lies to lack of preparation, poor attitude, and insincerity, you can pick up on signs and collect evidence during an interview that the potential employee is not for you. If you know what you are looking for, employers can successfully spot these job interview red flags- before making a job offer to a prospective employee.They’re all deal breakers and you’ll recognize them most effectively in a well-thought-out, consistent, employee selection process. You’ll benefit, too, if you involve your trained employees in selecting their prospective coworkers. After all, who has the most to gain- or lose- from missing these interview red flags for employers.Interview Red Flags That Nix HiringYou’ll want to pass on candidates who exhibit these five interview red flags to employers. 01 Demonstrate No Evidence That They Researched Your Company sturti / Getty Images Have you ever met a candidate who was never responsible for anything that went wrong at work? Most HR staff members have. They’re a sight to behold as they blame coworkers, bosses, a lack of resources, and the lack of skills in their team members for every failure they describe.Was your candidate fired by a former employer? Listen carefully to her reasons why. If none of them involve anything she controlled or had responsibility for, run, run, as fast as you can. You want to hire employees who admit errors, make thoughtful mistakes and fix them, but always take responsibility while they own and repair the problem. Applicants are human. We all make mistakes. But, it’s the candidates fundamental approach to responsibility and their humanness that counts.Late candidates are never responsible for keeping the interview team waiting either; they traveled to the job interview with time to spare. But, their best intentions were foiled: by the accident, the overlong train, the unexpected detour, the poor directions provided by the employer- yadda, yadda, yadda. Something- not themselves- always prevented their timely arrival.Employers, it’s a red flag to heed, for more than the obvious reason. Believe it. 06 Concluding ThoughtsThese are the five major red flags that employers need to heed when interviewing prospective employees. Selecting and hiring an employee is hard work, but think of the process this way. You are asking an unknown individual to come into your home. You will work with that person every day, possibly for thirty years or more.Does it make any sense whatsoever to make hiring decisions based on a candidates interaction with one employee in a single interview? More importantly, will you invite a candidate with a fatal flaw, that you identified and worried about during the interview, to join your team? Surely- not.More About How to Interview and Select Employees5 More Interview Red Flags for EmployersChecklist for Hiring Employees