Your body language can be just as important and expressive during a job interview as your CV.
Making a positive first impression is mostly dependent on your posture, face, and behavior, according to Benjamin Granger, chief workplace psychologist at Qualtrics, a software business.
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“When we meet somebody for the first time, what we don’t realize fully is that our brains are at work,” according to him. “They are looking at the person’s face, they’re looking at the person’s body, they’re looking at how open or closed off they are.”
According to Granger, those nonverbal clues subconsciously affect how you view that individual.
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Granger provides additional body language advice in CNBC’s Smarter. Make “How to Ace Your Job Interview” a course. His top four tips for bringing your best self to a job interview are listed here.
Start with a smile
Granger claims that although this advice may seem apparent, “it’s amazing what a simple smile can do” to win your interviewer over.
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According to him, most people can tell if your smile is genuine or staged, whether you are aware of it or not.
Granger claims that a “real, genuine smile” results in minor creases at the corners of your eyes.
“If you ever see somebody who has a lot of wrinkles there, it might be a good tip that that’s a genuine person,” according to him.
Open up your posture
According to Granger, posture is yet another essential communication instrument.
Granger suggests sitting in a “open body posture” with your hands apart and your shoulders back in order to make a favorable impression during a job interview. According to him, your interviewer can tell that you are interested in the talk by your body language.
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Conversely, sitting with your arms or legs crossed and your body closed could indicate that you’re not interested in the conversation or that you’re even hiding something.
Granger also advises ensuring that your legs and torso face the interviewer directly.
He advises against pointing your legs in the direction of the exit since “in general, the legs tell you where the person wants to go.”
Deliver an even handshake
According to Granger, the old saying that you can tell a lot about someone by their handshake is completely accurate.
Granger claims that there are three primary handshake varieties, each with a distinct significance.
“By far the best handshake to use in business and also in interviews,” he argues, is an even one.
You give a firm grip with your palms parallel to the other person’s during an even handshake. “It communicates that you view the other person as your equal,” Granger explains.
Giving someone the upper hand literally is indicated by an underhand handshake, in which their hand rests on top of yours.
The handshake that is given over the hand, on the other hand, can convey a sense of power.
Granger says, “Shoulders back, head up, chin up, be confident.” Granger acknowledges that you have no influence over the type of handshake an interviewer will offer you, but in any event, keep in mind the fundamentals of open body language.
Above all, be authentic
“The number one tip that I wish people would really believe in interviewing is just to be yourself,” Granger elaborates.
He claims that people frequently feel pressured to “put on a show” during interviews.
Presenting the best version of yourself is natural, but your body language will soon show whether or not you are acting in a real manner.
“If you fake it, they will know,” Granger asserts. Whether or not it’s conscious, “there’s a pretty good chance that the interviewer is going to feel like something’s wrong.”
Instead, approach the interview with confidence and optimism.
“Assume that this is going to be an exciting experience,” Granger advises. Imagine meeting someone you will be collaborating with for the foreseeable future. That enables you to grin in a way that is truly sincere and authentic when you first meet that individual.
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