Interview Mind Games That Can Make You Sweat

By siliconindia  |   Thursday, 30 January 2014, 01:15 IST
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Interviewers Listen to Your Verb Tense When You Answer a Question



This is another very important criterion, which you might not be aware of. As per a survey, high performers are 40 percent more likely to use past tense while answering than compared to the lower performers. It was also revealed that lower performers are more than 120 percent likely to use present tense and 70 percent more like to use future tense, compared to a high performer.



Recruiters Will Carefully Assess Whether You Converse In the Active Voice



The usage of passive voice can land you in trouble and hinder your chances of landing a dream job. This is because, passive voice is considered by recruiters as something that is used by individuals who are trying to glorify their candidature and sound smarter than they actually are.   



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