The following axe the most common mistakes people make in interviews — the biggest make or break interviewing mistakes:

1. Lack of a good preparation.

【小题1】 One has to prepare himself to make good research on the company, the position and for every related questions that may be asked. Therefore, refine (改善) your answers to the technical questions, the hard questions and the frequently asked interviewing questions. The more you practice, the more professional answers you deliver.

2.【小题2】

You should provide good examples of your background and skills for the position. Why are you fit for the position? Sell yourself. Take the opportunity to talk about your past experience and achievements — sell yourself to the said position.

3. Arriving late.

【小题3】 Though it may happen because of many good reasons, you should apologize first to recover from this first interaction failure.

4. Body language failures.

Poor eye contact, a bad handshake, sitting inappropriately and not smiling naturally are the best evidence for losing a job interview. Don’t let nerves take control of you — relax before an interview.【小题4】 Because these little things make a difference.

5. Failure to ask good questions.

When it is your turn to ask questions, you should show your interest in the job by asking intelligent questions about the job opportunities and the position duties.【小题5】 However, do not ask too many questions for the sake of asking questions — connect yourself to the job and take the initiative (主动权) to ask technical questions and other questions that present your ambition to advance your career.

Nathan Sawaya showed a strong 【小题1】（prefer）for building blocks when he was young. At the age of 5, his grandparents bought his first set of building blocks and he 【小题2】（play）with them ever since. He even took his building blocks to college with him. Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village 【小题3】（make）of bricks on his desk.

Nathan started as a lawyer 【小题4】 gave up his well-paid job to become 【小题5】 artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty to Superman！He has more than 1. 5 million colored bricks 【小题6】 are used by him to make pieces of art in his office in New York. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait. It took him two days just 【小题7】（build）the eyes.

Nathan's works have appeared in museums around the world. People love his arts because they are 【小题8】（fascinate）. Since it began in 2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular 【小题9】museum visitors everywhere.

"I'm proud that I have fulfilled my childhood dream, and I have actually made a job out of it, "says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is 【小题10】（important）thing. "