India, Feb. 11 -- What are some of the red flags and some of the green flags that HR executives at top companies look out for in candidates during interviews? Former Microsoft HR executive Sabina Nawaz shared her list with CNBC Make It and recalled the time she felt a candidate "had clearly done her homework".

Arriving late, not researching about the organisation you are applying for and showing up dressed inappropriately are some of the red flags she pointed out.

Recalling her experiences, Nawaz said years ago, when she was still new at Microsoft, a woman who had just graduated from Smith College came in to interview for a program management job.

Nawaz said the woman "had a sense of what it would be like to work in a company of that s...