1. Not focused on the task at hand.
Wasn't thinking straight, thought he could just go in and blabber anything that comes to mind. Clearly a sign of not taking the initiative of organising and directing out his thoughts in an structured manner. Disaster.
2. Wasn't confident in speech.
As a result of the first mistake, the second mistake soon surfaced. Too much stammering, too much "arrs and errs", too little to talk about myself. Shuffled himself a deck of disadvantaged cards.
3. Under-prepared, but not due to over-confidence.
Clearly some generic questions could be handled more confidently and more structurely. Should have realised what the interviewer was asking and where the conversation subsequently should or would go. Such pre-emption should have been done but the ground work wasn't laid well enough in time.
4. Not realising ownselves' peril until the end.
Didn't realise how deep in shit he was until he realised it eventually, but unfortunately too late for anything to be salvaged. Should have woken up early, and at least save as much as he could. The proverb goes, it is better to late than never. In Chunhowe's case, once it is too late, it's gone.
5. Not using God-sent gifts from the interviewer.
Using the tool of the enemy to bite himself, Chunhowe once said. Using the arrows of the opponent, 孔明 once said. Combining this ignorance with total blur-ness, Chunhowe just graced himself with the cold despair of fiery hell. He should have seized control of the interviewer's question and NOT focus on answering the question as to one's liking, but to direct the conversation to unveil one's strength.
Oh well, one grows from his experiences and I hope I have. I have another interview tomorrow. Wish me luck!
