These are the biggest mistakes recruiters see at job interviews

These are the biggest mistakes recruiters see at job interviewsThese are the biggest mistakes recruiters see at job interviewsShowing up to a job interview can be daunting. Even if you bring your A game, you may bedrngnis get the position. Whats worse, of course, is making preventable mistakes.So, a good first step is to know what recruiters themselves will tell you are the biggest mistakes they see. Survey results have found that certain things you do - or dont do - could be working against you.Zogby Anaytics surveyed 831 U.S. recruiters for Jobvite. Of all the points in the research, here are a few that stood out.This is how to miss out on job opportunity, recruiters sayJobvites 2017 Recruiter Nation Report found that for 86% of recruiters surveyed,having a bad attitude toward the receptionist or other support staff would immediately disqualify a candidate during an interview.Also, whatever you do, keep your hands off you phone 71% of recruiters said theyd disqualify an applicant for checking one at the time of an interview, 58% said they would do so because of tardiness, 38% said toting food along was a killer. Five percent said excessive makeup hurt a candidates chances, versus 1% who said a lack of makeup was a problem.The crazy things recruiters say theyve seenThe Jobvite report found that 75% of recruiters have seen an applicant show up to an interview underdressed, 54% had an applicant who didnt know what company they were interviewing for, 27% have seen an applicant in tears at the interview, 25% witnessed a candidates racist ideas, and 24% said theyve had a candidate who seems to be drunk during an interview.What recruiters say is fruchtwein important to get rightThe report shows that 92% of recruiters say past job experience is a hiring factor, 83% said culture fit, and 51% said employee referral.Conversational skills are by far the most important factors (92%) determining whether a candidate is a cultural fit. But enthusiasm and appearance / perso nal style - both judgment calls - arent far behind, the research says.Bias in recruitingThere are ways recruiters can potentially cut down on bias and find talent they might not have found otherwise, but that doesnt mean the problem has been solved.Over half of recruiters - 57%- think that implicit bias is a real issue facing American employees. But only 13% chose increasing diversity at my company within their top three goals over the course of the next year.Fifty-one percent of recruiters say they havent developed concrete targets for gender diversity in hiring, and the same number say they dont have targets in terms of racial diversity either.