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Make eye contact – Candidates often gaze down,
look at the wall behind the interviewers or simply look away from them. Never,
ever lose eye contact with your interviewers. Making friendly eye contact can
instantly connect you with them and build trust and likeability. But remember ,
don’t stare
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Smile – Interviews are stressful. But you can
make them look and feel easier by smiling, both for you and your interviewers.
Keeping a straight or nervous face is not a way to engage your audience. Smile
genuinely. Your interviewers might burst with laughter at a point. Its okay to
laugh with them, but keep it to a minimum. You don’t want to come across as a
clown.
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Have a firm handshake – The handshake, and how
you lead up to it, makes an immense first impression. Approach your
interviewers with a smile and give a firm handshake that exerts a comfortable
pressure. Don’t show off a vice-like grip. A limp and floppy handshake is
equally bad. If you are nervous and sweating, wipe your hand before entering in
the room.
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Don’t fidget – Fidgeting with your hands is
extremely distracting. Don’t pop your knuckles or bite your nails or skin
around them during the interview
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Don’t make unnecessary body movements – Hand
gestures are used to convey important points. But overdoing it is pointless.
Rolling your eyes , however tempting , conveys disdain , impatience and
disrespect. Avoid it. Don’t keep shaking your leg. Finally , don’t nod at
everything.Thinking that it will stand you in good stead is wrong. It is normal
to nod in agreement when you genuinely agree with what is being said, But avoid
it when you don’t. Similarly , don’t shake your head if you disagree with
something. Express your disagreement by speaking facts and logic.
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Don’t touch your face or hair - Touching your
face or hair often sends out message that you are either nervous , or
dishonest. Avoid it.
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Don’t dither and don’t ever swear -- Try your
best to avoid phonetic fillers such as “umm” , “you know” and “like” while
talking .Swear words , it goes without saying , are a complete “no”
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-- Don’t rush --Try not to rush through your
speech and miss out important points. Running out of time can make you look
unprepared. Don’t speak fast , speak clearly
instead. Put across your thoughts
and ideas , rather than finishing your speech.
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Sit straight , don’t slouch -- When you take the seat opposite your
interviewers , sit in a relaxed and professional manner. Don’t be stiff and
don’t slouch. The former may make you look prudish and the letter will make you
look messy, disrespectful and even lazy. Also, don’t cross your arms. Your
interviewers may assume you are closed off , defensive or simply bored.
