FREE online courses on Interviews - Right Person For The Right Job - Create the right first impression (First Stage)

As an interviewee your battle is half won if your start is good. The way you walk, your posture, your health, the way you talk, sit or slouch, the clarity, tone and strength with which you speak will also determine the impression you make on the interviewer.

 

Verbal communication is necessary in every field, when dealing with customers, employees and colleagues. Devote time and effort towards improving your skills in this area especially if you:

 

·         Speak so softly that interviewers cannot hear you or have to strain to hear. If this happens they may ask you to repeat a few times, but after that, will either give up or cease to hear.

 

·         Mumble or speak too fast

 

·         Vary your tone to make hearing pleasant.

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Good manners

Never overlook social niceties as these make a big difference, besides they are not difficult to master. Make your first impression a lasting one by:

 

·         Entering the interview room with a smile.

 

·         Closing the door behind you

 

·         Pulling a chair out without making much noise

 

·         Taking a seat only after being invited

 

·         Maintaining an attentive posture.

 

·         Not smoking or chewing gum.

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Body Language

A quiet confidence is revealed by your gait, posture, the holding of the head, the way you use your hands, what you keep doing or not doing with your hands.

 

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