In an interview, the employer looks for both intellectual and emotional quotient, communication skills, leadership qualities, ethics, competence, innovativeness, etc in the candidate. It is also necessary to know what the employer DOES not want in an employee. This will give an insight to the plethora of aspects to be avoided in an interview.

The following comprises of some sure ways to exit (i.e., get rejected), even before completion of the interview:

* Poor grooming
* Discourteous and ungraceful body language
* Poor manners
* Poor diction
* Vague responses
* Unappealing resume
* Monetary benefits-centric approach
* Lack of punctuality
* Poor waiting hall behavior (like smoking, chewing, flirting, gossiping, defamatory comments, talking loudly on the mobile phone)

Presenting yourself well is important and at all times you have to be polite and be well mannered. Be and appear organized, i.e., collect your thoughts and speak in a flow while answering questions and arrange all the documents required in a folder as per some order of your preference like resume, call letters, degree certificates, mark lists,, NSS, NCC, sports/games certificates, references, etc.

From your side, before you decide to work/ attend an interview of a company, look for,

* Company's main products and services and likely new products and services
* Its key markets, its position in market and between major competitors
* Its financial position / profit / turnover
* Its history, reputation and achievements
* Employment branding, if done

This research will help you during the interview, as exhibiting a good knowledge of the company will show the efforts you have taken and your interest to work for the company. Further, many companies expect the candidates to be knowledgeable on this.