- Not looking at and not including Human Resources Personnel in your answer delivery
- Not preparing enough, not having an answer to a question
- When answering a behavioral based question – using the same story from an earlier answer
- Negative comments/ situations about your past employers
- When answering a behavioural question focusing too much on the situation and not enough on your actions and competency
- Answering the question before the interviewer has time to finish the question
- Not having a portfolio (original valid documents/ certificates), photocopy of your portfolio to leave with the panel and a resume at the interview (unless you are told not to bring anything)
- Using stories that involve drinking or partying to describe your competency
- Using slang and the term guys when referring to firefighters
- Asking inappropriate questions at the end of the interview that puts a panel member on the spot.
