India, April 13 -- Showing up late to a job interview might cost you the opportunity but one candidate learned the hard way that being too early can also backfire. He was reportedly rejected after arriving 25 minutes early for the scheduled interview.

In a viral post on LinkedIn, a business owner claimed that one of the major reasons why one candidate was not selected for a position was that he showed for "significantly" early to the interview.

"I had a candidate show up 25 minutes early to an interview for an office administrator position last week. That was a major deciding factor in why I didn't hire him. What are your thoughts on candidates showing up significantly early?" wrote Matthew Prewett, a cleaning service owner in Atlanta....