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    Interviewee red flags

    Candidates that turn up wearing Oxbridge college ties, cufflinks or signet rings.

    #2
    Originally posted by TheDude View Post
    Candidates that turn up wearing Oxbridge college ties, cufflinks or signet rings.
    I wouldn't recognise them if I saw them...
    Take your prejudices to General where they belong...
    See You Next Tuesday

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      #3
      Originally posted by Lance View Post

      I wouldn't recognise them if I saw them...
      You don't know what cufflinks are?
      Originally posted by MaryPoppins
      I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
      Originally posted by vetran
      Urine is quite nourishing

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        #4
        Turns up late or no show.

        I did this a few times for permie roles but never for a contract role.

        Subconscious i think, i never really wanted the roles cause they were permie, heart wasn't in it.

        Once i got stuck in some really bad morning rush hour traffic on the way to the interview, so was going to be really late for it, so I just turned the car around and went back home. At least i tried
        Last edited by Fraidycat; 18 May 2022, 16:24.

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          #5
          Spurs fans, man utd fans, caravan club members.
          Former IPSE member
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            #6
            Originally posted by TheDude View Post
            Candidates that turn up wearing Oxbridge college ties, cufflinks or signet rings.
            Anyone wearing a tie.

            One of my clients is very casual to say the least. I often wear jeans and a hoodie in the office and I'm one of the most overdressed people there.

            Been co-interviewing for one role recently with the Head of IT and he was wearing shorts and flip flops for one interview.

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              #7
              Originally posted by edison View Post

              Anyone wearing a tie.

              One of my clients is very casual to say the least. I often wear jeans and a hoodie in the office and I'm one of the most overdressed people there.

              Been co-interviewing for one role recently with the Head of IT and he was wearing shorts and flip flops for one interview.
              I really don't like casual wear in the office. Flip flops especially so. I don't like flip flops generally, as they are so uncomfortable, and most people have horrible feet that I simply don't want to see.

              Smart-casual, fine. But looking like you just rolled out of bed, off the beach, out the bar? No.

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                #8
                Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

                I really don't like casual wear in the office. Flip flops especially so. I don't like flip flops generally, as they are so uncomfortable, and most people have horrible feet that I simply don't want to see.

                Smart-casual, fine. But looking like you just rolled out of bed, off the beach, out the bar? No.
                Sliders woman, sliders. Get with the times.
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

                  I really don't like casual wear in the office. Flip flops especially so. I don't like flip flops generally, as they are so uncomfortable, and most people have horrible feet that I simply don't want to see.

                  Smart-casual, fine. But looking like you just rolled out of bed, off the beach, out the bar? No.
                  I think I've found the lady that used to give me snotty looks if I wore shorts on hot days.
                  ⭐️ Gold Star Contractor

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                    #10
                    A funny handshake, or ties/badges that link them to society/organisations that try to encourage deals to be kept in house. I want people based on their skills at doing the job, not on who they know.
                    …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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