During an interview, the interviewer will be assessing your negative as well as positive qualities. Here are negative factors frequently identified during interviews which most often lead to rejection of a candidate:

• Unprofessional appearance.
• Overbearing, overaggressive or egotistical behavior.
• Lack of interest and enthusiasm; passivity or indifference.
• Lack of confidence and poise; nervousness.
• Overemphasis on compensation.
• Evasiveness; making excuses for unfavorable factors in work history.
• Lack of tact, maturity and courtesy.
• Condemnation of past employers, managers, projects or technologies.
• Inability to maintain a conversation. Only answering yes or no to questions.
• Lack of commitment to the position at hand.
• Failure to ask questions about the position, company, etc.
• Persistent attitude of "What can you do for me?"