Happy Monday Job Seekers...We know you have a lot to think about when walking into an interview. And it's for that very reason people end up doing silly things that get their resume tossed in the can as soon as they walk out the door. So ThinkTalk and ResumeBear are here to help. This list may look long but it deserves to be glanced at at least once so you have these no-no's fresh in your head. Some of them are quite obvious, and others you do without even noticing. So try to steal clear of these 50 Ways to Ruin Your Job Interview and blow your interviewer away!

DO NOT:

• Arrive late or too early (more than 10 minutes is too early)
• Fall asleep or yawn
• Smell like cigarette smoke or alcohol
• Discuss your party life
• Dress inappropriately
• Talk bad about your past co-workers or boss
• Be rude or obscene
• Be overly sarcastic
• Try to tell jokes
• Forget your resume
• Look at your watch/play with jewelry
• Ask about money too early
• Don’t research the company
• Ask too many questions
• Ask no questions at all
• Use “like” too often
• Be unable to answer their questions
• Lie about your experience
• Wear too much or too little makeup
• Sound desperate
• Leave your phone on
• Be fidgety while talking or being talked to
• Use big words incorrectly
• Forget to ask for the job
• Act like you have better places to be
• Expect benefits immediately
• Be a braggart
• Be overly shy
• Speak too quickly/or to slowly
• Swear
• Joke about sexual harassment rules
• Talk about your solitaire skills
• Complain about anything
• Roll your eyes
• Interrupt the interviewer
• Arrive under the influence
• Talk too much
• Ask about holiday’s off
• Not know which position you are interviewing for
• Forget the name of the company/interviewer
• Chew gum
• Ask about dating in the workplace
• Be fake/overly excited
• Use words that really mean nothing like “web 2.0? and “go-getter”
• Don’t ask for their business card
• Deliver a weak or too strong handshake
• Name drop
• Ask the interviewer their age/relationship status/gender
• Bring in food to eat during the interview
• Don’t even show up

Good luck!