Good day readers!
Not so long ago I had a job interview and in the end I was lucky enough to get it. So for January's month blog I decide to share some useful tips that would help you during the interviews, if you are going to get one soon or maybe you will find the answer what went wrong and would you should avoid a very next time.So I splited it up into 5 major points.
Tip No 1: Have Just One Thing With You
Researches have shown that if a woman has a purse and a briefcase or a man has a purse and a big coat, he's actually seen as disorganized, messy, out of control. Unfortunatelly, if on the day of the interview you do have more than one thing with you, then leave it in the car. Take off everything what's not going to be necessary during the interview (this includes scarfs, coats, gloves and so on).Tip No 2: Don't forget the back of your shoes
The very last thing that your interviewer will see is the back of your shoes. Because when you turn around and you walk out the door it's really easy to see are they not looking so good, not looking so hot. I mean you don't need to buy expenssive pair of shoes, but just make sure they're polished, look nice, because that's the last thing the interviewer sees.
Tip No 3: Smile Right
Woman, when we're nervous we tend to smile, because we want to be friendly, we want to build rapport. Actually, the more powerfull person, the less they smile and we also perceive this. So, as woman tend to smile more they're perceived intelligence is lower, because they think of them as ditsy or flirty. So, smile right means, smile when you meet someone first, when you leave and when you're talking something you're passioned about. Otherwise, you want to be carefull not to smile too much, because it actually makes you look like you're ditsy.
Tip No 4: Don't Contract, Don't expand
What woman do when they nervous is they tend to try to make themselves as small as possible. They sit with their arms inside and they cross their legs to be as small as possible, but it actually makes them weak. Man do opposite. When they're nervous they try to gain the theritory. So they put their arms on the chair, or they spread their legs sort of, kind of wide, while they're sitting. That is very agressive for a females interviewers and for a males interviewers, it is seen as competitive. So for a man, try not to claim your space too much, and for a woman don't tuck yourself in.
Tip No 5: Sit Right
Sit slightly angle. When you're directly across from someone, wheather it's round or square table, you recall less of what they say. So when you sit angled to interviewer it makes you look equal and on the same page.
As the last time so and this, here are some usefull tips:
- If you're really feel nervous before interview, then put your arms on your ribs. This move not just makes you look confident, but it also makes you feel confident. Of course do it couple minutes before interview and not during it, because it would make you look agressive;
- Imagine that your interview started just when you entered the company's theritory, because you can never know, if a person you met in a parking lot are not going to be you interviewer. So always say hello, make yourself look good, confident and don't forget why you are here;
So this is pretty much it for today's blog. Hope you liked it and it was easy to understand. I wish all the best for y'all and I'll see you next time with another blog, which most likely are going to be about my life and not non verbal communication.
Sorry for my English. It is not my mother-tongue language.
Hope you can understand. xx
