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Five words to ruin a job interview: The internet's best advice on what not to say when trying to impress potential employers

Examples include: ‘I’ll be asking the questions!’

Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
Monday 19 January 2015 14:06 GMT
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'I'll be asking the questions!' is just one of the things you should not say in an interview, if you are the interviewee
'I'll be asking the questions!' is just one of the things you should not say in an interview, if you are the interviewee (Rex Features)

Job interviews can be nerve-racking at the best of times, but when an applicant says something inappropriate - accidentally or not - a tense situation can go from bad to over in a matter of seconds.

Shortly after users had fun with the hashtag #FiveWordsToRuinADate, people on Twitter turned their talents to job advice, and what should definitely not be uttered when in any kind of a meeting with a potential employer.

“I’ll be asking the questions!”, “Can I get an advance?” and “I’m live tweeting this interview” are just some of the phrases that should never be said during a job interview. But one of the best and possibly most obvious is: "You have an awesome hairpiece".

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