What do employers say about the best way to decline a job offer? Do thank you notes really matter? What percent of employers say they'd disqualify a candidate for taking a cell phone call during the interview (it's really, really high). When is it appropriate to bring up salary issues?

Find out with the Vault Interview Manners survey, based on surveys of more than 675 employees and employers. Below, you'll find the answers to our questions about interview manners, along with hilarious and telling comments on the interviewing and hiring process.
Survey Results

INTERVIEW BEHAVIOR
 Is it OK to arrive more than 30 minutes before the interview? We asked both employees and employers to share what they felt was appropriate and inappropriate in the interview.



  Employee results



 Employer results


TURNING DOWN JOB OFFERS
 What methods are OK to use to turn down a tendered job offer? Phone? E-mail? How about a fax? We asked employees and employers to tell us what they prefer.



  Employee results



 Employer results


REJECTING CANDIDATES
 What methods are OK to use to turn down a candidate? Phone? E-mail? How about a fax? We asked employees and employers to tell us what they prefer.



  Employee results



 Employer results


THANK YOU NOTES
 Good manners aren�t a sure thing. We asked employees how important thank you notes are and how often they send them – and we asked employers how important thank you notes are and how often they receive them. The answers may surprise you.



  Employee results



 Employer results


AFTER THE OFFER
 Candidates sometimes do some very weird things after they�ve gotten an offer. Employees and employers share the inside scoop with us. (Really, quitting a job within 30 days?)



  Employee results



 Employer results


WORST HIRING EXPERIENCE
 The stories we�ve heard about bad hiring experiences – the candidate who showed with curlers in her hair and threw up on the interviewer�s desk comes to mind – are quite amazing. Learn more about these extraordinary yet all too common experiences.



  Employer results


MANNERS
 Have manners gone downhill? 80 percent of our respondents think so. Hear more.



  Employee results



 Employer results


THE DEMOGRAPHIC
 Find out who took the Vault.com Interview Manners Survey.



  Employee results



 Employer results





Anne Fisher


 Advice from Annie
The Fortune career advice guru, Anne Fisher, says she�s not surprised that interview manners have gone downhill in the last few years. Hear more.

VAULT EXPERT
Eileen Levitt


 An Expert Opinion
It�s clear that many of the respondents of the Interview Manners Survey could use some expert advice. That�s why we�ve asked Eileen Levitt, the Vault.com Recruiting Expert, for her answers to some frequently asked interview questions.