Answer for: The worst thing you can do in an interview?

#11 Use profanity  

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Skrrrriti Skrrrriti: 23,345 points   9 months ago

see I'm not sure about this, I guess it depends on the job, colorful language can be a sign of comfort among colleagues, profs in my dept cuss like sailors

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BigDogRMF BigDogRMF: 8,280 points   9 months ago

Yep... they already got the job... they can say pretty much whatever they want.

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JaChelli JaChelli: 12,129 points   9 months ago

Profanity has become so common (especially amongst younger generations) that I think people often forget that it is still very offensive to many and may even be viewed as a weakness by professionals, either because it may demonstrate an inability to articulate or an insufficient vocabulary to say what you mean without resorting to "colorful" language.
Seems to me that a person would be wise to avoid the possibility of offending the interviewer. Save your profanity for some other time.

It's a pretty unique situation if a person actually got "the job" because they cussed!

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