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My hiring candidates are showing up to their interviews with iced coffee, iced latte in hand.

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Why it worked

The video provides specific, actionable professional advice that addresses a common anxiety for job seekers, delivered with the authority of a long-term recruiter.

Summary

A recruiter shares professional advice on why candidates should avoid bringing iced coffee to job interviews. She explains that it creates a casual impression that can negatively impact how a candidate is perceived by corporate employers.

Structure

1Recruiter identifies a common candidate mistake
2Explains the negative perception of casual behavior
3Advises candidates to finish drinks before the interview

Product placement

Target (a) appears: mentioned as a place to shop. Starbucks (a) appears: mentioned as a place to buy coffee. Removing these would not change the video's core message about interview etiquette.

On-screen text

Coffee & interviews … finish it beforehand 😅

Transcript

My hiring candidates are showing up to their interviews with iced coffee, iced latte in hand. And here's how I perceive that as a recruiter with 16 years of experience that deals with mostly Fortune 500 super buttoned-up corporations. It is perceived from my opinion, my hiring standpoint, that when you show up with an iced coffee or an iced latte, that this interview is just like a stop on your list of errands for the day. It looks like you went to Target, then you went to Starbucks, now you're stopping by your interview, then you're on to the next thing. It looks a little too casual to me. And again, this is like your perception of how you're perceived in this 30 to 45 minutes that you have to interview, this is important. Don't show up with iced coffee or the iced latte. Save that for well before the interview or after the interview, go and get one. But don't like waltz into your interview all casual with an iced coffee. It just looks like you didn't have time to finish your coffee beforehand.

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