Interview Mind Games That Can Make You Sweat

By siliconindia  |   Thursday, 30 January 2014, 01:14 IST
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Recruiters Will Listen Closely For Your Adverb Usage, Since Low Performers Use 40 Percent More Adverbs than High Performers



As per Murphy, high performers tend to give answers that are direct, factual and in the past tense. They don’t prefer to glorify their answers with the use of qualifiers. On the other hand, low performers generally opt to glorify their answers with the use of adverbs, since the facts probably don’t speak well enough on their own.



Furthermore, low performers are 90 percent more likely to counter with pessimistic or negative emotions compared to the high performers.   



Interviewers Assess the Usage of Words Such As ‘Always’ and ‘Never’, As Low Performers Use It Absolutely 100 Percent More Often Than High Performer



Recruiters view the excessive usage of words such as ‘always’ and ‘never’ as red flags to your candidature. As per the recruiters, individuals who use these kinds of words are generally considered as low performers and as a result of which they will in all probability opt not to hire such individuals. 



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