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Interviewer behavior that frustrates job seekers

5. Having a messy office Not everyone can be clean and organized, but hiring managers should have the common decency to clean up their office and make room for a candidate before the interview begins. Sinacole recalls clients that have said there wasn't even a place to sit. The solution: Help the hiring manager clean up a bit. If there isn't a place to sit, dust off the chair quickly and remove any papers.
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Compiled by Carli Velocci, Boston.com correspondent

5. Having a messy office

Not everyone can be clean and organized, but hiring managers should have the common decency to clean up their office and make room for a candidate before the interview begins. Sinacole recalls clients that have said there wasn't even a place to sit.

The solution: Help the hiring manager clean up a bit. If there isn't a place to sit, dust off the chair quickly and remove any papers.

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