To make a strong impression, there are a
number of accepted rules that you need to reflect upon and adopt:
If there is a window, choose a chair that
faces it so that your face is lit from the front, unless there is good lighting
all round. If you turn your back to the window, the interviewers may see you in
sepia!
Don’t slouch
If you are being interviewed at a table, make
sure that you are not too close to the table. As a rule of thumb, if you let
your arms fall losely on the table in front of you, they should fall with your
elbows slightly outside of the table. If you elbows are actually on the table
then you are too close.If your elbows are more than a few inches away (or you
have to lean forward a lot to put your hands on the table) then you are too
far. For most people, the ideal distance between chest and table is about 4
inches.
Choose a good position within the room
At an interview, you will normally be directed
to a specific seat (i.e. you will have no choice). However, interviews can
often be conducted in oversized environments (e.g. a meeting room with a table for
8 when there are only 3 of you). Make sure you choose a seat which enables you
to see everyone involved without having to rotate your head exaggeratedly. In
most cases, it may be best to hover around to see which chairs the interviewers
are aiming for before making your selection.
If you have a tendency to fidget in a very
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and rest your hands on the table.
It is perfectly okay to move your arms and
hands around, and if that is the way that you normally behave then don’t try to
become someone else. Your personality and enthusiasm are as important as
everything else. However make sure that such movements do not become
distracting and do not take the attention from your face. To achieve this, make
sure that you don’t over do it and that your movements are limited to the
corridor in front of you, never higher than your chest, and never under the
table. If there is no table, you can let your hands go as far down as your lap.
At the end of the day, you can’t spend all
your energy focusing on body language. There is no point having a brilliant
body language if you are talking rubbish. Bearing in mind that body language is
a reflection of your level of confidence, it is important that you build your
confidence up first through good preparation and then go to the interview
relaxed. You will be surprised of how much of the above you can do naturally.
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After all, they are seeking help not sympathy.
A sympathetic approach tends to reinforce or even exaggerate their problems,
whereas we should be encouraging them to find solutions.It is also worth
bearing in mind that I am usually dealing with victims of a single unpleasant
experience rather than those who have been thoroughly messed up by a regime of
abuse or some longstanding painful situation. The treatment is relatively short
and sharp; leading toward a positive result, and it is that final positive
result both the client and I take away with us. Because the work is successful,
it is satisfying and rewarding rather than disturbing or depressing.
A nervous smile is better than no smile at
all. No one wants to recruit a grumpy person or someone who looks like they are
not enjoying themselves. Good interviewers will understand that you may be
nervous and will make attempts to put you at your ease (even if they are not as
good at it as they think they are!). Make sure you reward their efforts with an
easy smile. No need to overdo it. It is not a contest for straight teeth, but
simply a reasonable attempt to engage with them.
Interview skills and communication skills are
not just about speech techniques and structures. You may have come across
studies or statistics which state that up to 60% of the impression that you
make is through your body language. Whatever the reality behind this statement,
it is undoubtable that the way you dress and behave at an interview will
strongly influence the person who is looking at you, even it is subconscious.
Beware of the props
Maintain eye contact
My second reason for remaining sane is through
the impersonal style of counseling I use. In Restabilization, one remains
focused on the client rather than on the events they are describing; we do not
get into sympathetic or other emotional attachments to the client or their
problems. If counselors remain disciplined and uninvolved, they are able to
remain effective; avoiding transference of emotions and demonstrating to the
client that it is perfectly possible to retain control of one’s self and one’s
emotions at all times. In this way one can become a role model rather than a
fellow sufferer.
If your hands go outside towards the left or
right, your interviewers will follow them and may stop concentrating on you. If
your hands go over chest level, you will most likely obscure your lips or eyes.
Plant both feet onto the ground so that you
remain stable and put your hands on the table (people who place their hands
below the table come across as having something to hide) Fake Ray Bans. Keep
yourself upright, with a slight slant forward and relax our shoulders.
If there is no table (or only a low table)
then simply rest your hands on your lap.
If you do make eye contact, you will come
across as evasive and insecure. If you stare at people too much, you will
make them insecure.
There are two situations here:either you are being interviewed by just one
person, in which case you will have no choice but to look at them all the
time;or you are being interviewed by more than one person. If this case, then
look mostly at the person who is asking you the question, and occasionally
glance aside to involve the others (they will be grateful that you are trying
to involve them into the conversation even if they have not asked that
particular question).
Whatever you do, never cross your arms. It
will make you look unreceptive, guarded and lacking in confidence.
Mirror the interviewer’s behaviour
It is also perfectly acceptable to laugh if it
warrants it (but avoid making jokes just for the sake of introducing a laugh
into the conversation). You’ll probably end up being the only one laughing, and
you’ll soon be crying.
Don’t be afraid to “own the space” Just
because your are under observation, it does not mean that you should recoil in
a corner. It is okay to stand or sit with your legs slightly apart, and in
fact, it is a sign of confidence (don’t overdo it though, it would become
indecent!)
Smile
Limit you hand and arm movement
Smile lightly also when you are being
introduced to each member of your panel. This is important to create a rapport.
If you have a pen with you, avoid fiddling
with it. It will only end up flying in the wrong direction. Similarly, if they
offer you a drink (tea, coffee, water, etc), make sure that you can cope with
it and that won’t need to go to the look or start crossing your legs half way
through the interview. Generally you should avoid picking up any drink if you
can. Other than the fact that it may end up down your shirt or on your lap, the
movement of the water in a glass that you have just picked up will reveal just
how nervous you are.
Mirroring (i.e. acting similarly) to someone
is an indication that there is a connection Cheap Replica Ray Ban
Sunglasses. It would normally happen normally but you may be able to
influence it too, if only to give the interview that impression. For example,
if the interviewer is sitting back then you may want to sit back a little to;
if he leans forward, you may lean forward to. Be careful not to overdo it
though and do not mirror instantly, otherwise it will look like some kind of Laurel
And relax …
And relax …
Maintain a good posture
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