Okay, continuing on with our interview series of videos.
I want to move in to the opening formalities or the opening of the interview process.
Techniques to make that first 60 seconds of the interview impactful or the most impactful
possible.
So start with the grinning, walking in, standing up straight, head nudge forward, make eye
contact with the individual when you first greet them.
If your objective here is to establish a level of fit, a level of commonality with the individual,
making eye contact with the demonstrates that you want to personalize the relationship.
Looking away or failing to make eye contact again creates a level of barrier there that
you don't want to.
Give a firm hand shake.
It's something that is expected.
Guys particularly don't give a dead fish.
It has a negative association there.
So make sure you have a firm hand shake.
Don't have a seat until you're invited to have a seat.
When you introduce yourself, use your whole name and speak slowly.
Address the interviewee as mister or miss and then their last name or their surname
until you're invited to use their first name.
If you are invited to use their first name, do so.
Failing to use someone's first name after you've been invited to so creates a layer
of separation between you and them.
It goes the opposite direction of where you want to go.
Remember, were trying to achieve fit here.
A level of commonality, a level of comfort with the other person.
Continuing to use their first name, Mr. or Mrs. Smith creates that level of separation.
You don't want to do that.
If you have a difficult name to pronounce, practice it ahead of time if you're able to
find out their names ahead of time.
So again, maintaining eye contact shows confidence there and works to establish a relationship.
Some things you do not want to do.
No chewing gum, make certain you're not slouching, you want to be engaged the entire time.
Kind of what I'm saying now, I'm slightly leaning forward, my head nicely forward, looking
towards the individual and I'm engaged in the conversation versus the appearance when
I'm slouching back in the chair.
I'm less engage and that's apparent as such even suddenly leaning back.
I'm less engaged than slightly leaning forward.
That goes along way again, its easily perceived as a - by the other person.
Your body motions, so make certain you do that.
And then, be conscious of their body movements when you're speaking with them.
If they lean back, in a way like that, it shows there probably less engaged.
Don't let that lower you into also being less engage or being close off in the conversation.
Remain open, remain forward, remain engage.
If you see as you're talking someone's eyes beginning to glaze over as they say you're
not focusing or less dilated.
In that situation, you're obviously thinking of something else.
You probably bored them.
You need to end the conversation of you need to change pages to bring them back.
It could be the time to end your story and start to make it more of an exchange, more
of a conversation rather than you simply talking.
All of these are simple techniques that you want to establish very early, immediately,
in that first minute or two of the interview process and hopefully it will carry itself
forward through the interview process and you'll be able to again, more adequately establish
commonality or relationship there that indicates fit between you and the interviewer.
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