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Is Your Attitude Sabotaging Your Interviews?

By Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder Editor

What’s more important in a job candidate: attitude or skills? HR professionals agree that even if another applicant is more technically qualified, most often the job will go to the candidate who has a positive outlook and the confidence and energy to make things happen.

Might you need an attitude adjustment? Take this quiz and find out:

1.  You arrive at your interview:




2.  You treat the receptionist as:




3.  When asked why you want to work for the company you say:




4.  If asked to discuss your current boss whom you dislike, you would:




5.  When asked why you left your last job, you:




6.  When the interviewer asks if you have questions, you:





Kate Lorenz is the article and advice editor for CareerBuilder.com. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues. Other writers contributed to this article.

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