Home / College Student Resume Services / Why Candidates are Rejected Lack of adequate career planning-purposes and goals are ill defined Lack of knowledge in field specialization-not well qualified Inability to express oneself clearly Insufficient evidence of achievement or capacity to excite action in others Not prepared for the interview-no prior research on company No real interest in the organization or the industry-merely shopping around Narrow location interest-unwilling to relocate Little interest and enthusiasm-indifferent Overbearing-overaggressive Interested only in best dollar offer Asks no or poor questions Unwilling to start at the bottom-expects too much, too soon Makes excuses-evasive-hedges on unfavorable factors in record Little confidence and poise-fails to look interviewer in the eye Poor personal appearance   2006 © The Center for Organizational and Personal Excellence