Mark Dyson (TheVoiceofJobseekers.com) reports that some “candidates are redefining informational interviews by providing too much information.” They seem to misunderstand the purpose of them – digging out an employer’s information, not highlighting their personal information.
One woman commented, "I don't have any weaknesses that keep me from doing my job. However, my husband disagrees."
Another job hunter, using up the allotted time, said, “Thank you for providing these ten minutes to get know you. Lord knows that I’ve tried 10 other times with no success." Again, batting rates are personal.
Then there’s the candidate who reports that stumbling over the doorstop made him think of the same where he used to work: “I sued my last company for spraining my ankle with those things."
Spilling the beans cost him.
Dyson also reports about the person who responds to an invitation to sit down with, “"I'd rather stand, and preferably near the door please."
If you’re really nervous about an interview, could you keep it to yourself?
Then there was the candidate who, mixing business with personal, remarked, “I think you have the coolest company pen. Can I keep one? I collect these kinds of items."
“I guess that's why they’re called informational interviews,” Dyson observes.
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