Top ten things NOT to say in a job interview:
10. Do not say, "I wouldn't have lost my last job if nobody had snitched on me." -Jessica Suarez
9. You should not tell them that you are planning on taking a day off at least once a week. -Kim and Sarah
8. Do not ask, "What is it that you people do at this company?" -Jessica Suarez
7. Do not mispronounce or forget your interviewer's name...it could lead to a very embarrassing and consequential moment! - Darcy Thomas
6. Never tell a joke that may offend someone on the interview team. For instance, a Mexican joke would not be a great icebreaker to someone who is Mexican! - Mark Wallace
5. Don't criticize your former employer! - Eric Rolfson
4. "I am fascinated by fire." -Jessica Suarez
3. When a recent interviewee was asked what his first impressions of the company were, he said, "it doesn't scream I have arrived" meaning that he didn't think it was much of anything. Don't insult the place that might potentially hire you. -Sean Cote
2. Do NOT pass gas! - Tiffany Nason
And the #1 thing NOT to say in a job interview... "No matter how obvious you may think it appears - Never, and I do mean NEVER, ask a woman when the baby is due! She might not be pregnant... it's a shoe better left uneaten!" - Ron Dexter
Many thanks to all the students, faculty, and staff that submitted entries! Please e-mail your entries for our November contest by November 22!