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How do you know when it's not going well?

• If you’re doing 70% of the talking… it’s not going well!
• If your interviewer is doing 70% of the talking… it’s not going well!
• If you don’t have ANY questions… it’s not going well!
• If you have a great outside interest in  common, and that’s all you talk about… it’s not going well!
• If you misstate what the company does… it’s not going well!
• If you ask a question about what the company does… it’s not going well!
• If you’re answering a question that you misunderstood… it’s not going well! 
• If your answer is taking 5 minutes… it’s not going well!
• If you have no examples of work situations… it’s not going well!
• If you can’t tell them what’s different about you… it’s not going well!
• If you’re not sure of something they refer to on your resume… it’s not going well!
• If you can’t remember what an acronym on your resume stands for… it’s not going well!
• If they are sitting straight up in their chair and you’re slouching… it’s not going well!
• If they are taking more than one call during your interview… it’s not going well!
• If your cell phone rings in the interview, and you look to see who it is… it’s not going well!
• If your 1 hour interview ends in 20 minutes… it’s not going well!
• If they ask about your weaknesses and you give one that’s critical to the job… it’s not going well!
• If they ask about your weaknesses and you say “I work too hard”… it’s not going well!
• If they ask about your greatest accomplishment and you don’t know… it’s not going well! 
• If you’re asking about salary, benefits, and vacation in the first 30 minutes… it’s not going well!
• If you put your feet on their desk and belch (it’s happened)… it’s not going well!
• If you arrive in a T-Shirt and Khaki’s when they all wear suits (it’s happened)… it’s not going well!
• If you’re wearing a nice suit and tie, with hiking boots (it’s happened)… it’s not going well!
• If you’re telling stories about what a jerk your previous boss was (it’s happened)… it’s not going well!

Reprinted from http://www.thewisejobsearch.com