What not to say at a job interview

Don’t throw away a job interview with ‘an ill-chosen comment’ according to the Guardian careers website. You may not be one of the people who come up with some of the extremely badly chosen comments noted in the article but it’s always useful to remember the basics. The director of a career management firm says that a large amount of people mistakenly think it's ok to take a telephone call or text during the interview. Talking about your previous employer in a negative way is also bad form as is being focused solely on the pay, perks, holidays and sickness policy of the new employer. So what are some of the worst responses heard by human resources departments? Well when asked why you applied for a job, saying that your mum thought it would be a good idea does not go down well. For the top ten responses to avoid read more at http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/may/10/10-things-not-to-say-job-interview