Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Take note of your body language when you are at an interview

When you go for an interview you have to understand that you are being scrutinized from every aspect. Your answers to the questions they ask you definitely hold weight,  but also how you present yourself and the body language you hold through the interview can determine whether you get the job or not.

Non verbal communication can play an instrumental role in making or breaking the deal and you have to pay special attention to how you conduct yourself at an interview if you want to get the job. Over and above rehearsing the answers to the questions they may ask you at the interview, you have to also focus on your body language and non verbal communication skills.

For instance, how you shake hands, how you sit, how you dress and the way you use your hands to make gestures may talk a lot about the kind of person you are. If you come across as being fidgety or keep shifting your eyes to look around the room you may be termed as being unfocused. A firm handshake divulges confidence and a limp handshake may suggest that you are nervous and anxious about something.

You need to project professionalism and confidence and the way you dress, the way you walk and the way you conduct yourself non-verbally in the interview will help you create a package that the employer may like and want. So while you need to focus on how you speak, you also need to focus on your non verbal communication.

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