If you're on the hunt for a new job, you need to know that you have just minutes to convince the interviewer you're the one for the job.
That's the latest from CareerBuilder, which compiled results of a job interview survey to which 2,201 hiring managers and HR professionals responded. Asked how long into a job interview the hiring person knew whether someone was a fit for the position, 49 percent said "within the first 5 minutes" and 87 percent said within the first 15.
Obviously, these folks have done a lot of interviews. Dipping into this well of experience, CareerBuilder asked them to share their top 10 blunders candidates make during an interview to knock them out of the running. Here's the list:
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