Abstract:
Interview mistakes are common. However, the significance of the mistakes
done by interviewees and interviewers affect job seekers as well as
organizations badly. Therefore, as an interviewee or interviewer, interview
mistakes should be minimized or removed. As an interviewee, there may be
interview mistakes faced at the interview. However, there are no any Sri
Lankan research findings regarding this phenomenon. Therefore, the
problem of the study was to examine what are the common interview
mistakes done by interviewees and interviewers at the interview process.
Using snowballing sampling methods, 152 undergraduates from the
University of Sri Jayewardenepura were used to gather the primary data.
Descriptive statistics were used to analyses the primary data using SPSS
version of 16. The findings of the study were that lack of interest or
enthusiasm, arriving unprepared, understanding worth of applicant, no
shows and acting hapless were the common mistakes done by interviewees
at the interview process. Hello effect, central tendency, personal prejudice
and first impression error were common interview mistakes done by
interviewers perceived by the interviewees. The recommendation of the
study is that before facing an interview, interviewee should be enhanced the
theoretical and practical aspects of interview for better results.
