On the list of “things we dread,”job interviewsare right between scrubbingbathtub groutand going to thedentist. Whether we’re applying for our dream role or the job that’s going to pay the bills right now, it can be easy to psych ourselves out and fumble through the interview. What if we ask a well-intentioned question the wrong way? What if we make a bad impression? What if we have spinach in our teeth?
So we called onVicki Salemi, a career expert atMonster, to talk us through whatnotto do. Here are the seven things we need to stop saying during job interviews and what to say instead.