| In a job interview our body can produce over | | | | interpretation is a key tool in the interview and |
| 700,000 unique movements | | | | hiring process of new employees. Some |
| More than 90% of the job interview is conveyed | | | | companies even have a body language expert |
| by non-verbal means. You did all the homework | | | | present during interviews and as part of a |
| for your interview. You know everything about | | | | negotiation team for large-scale deals. |
| the company, their vision, management style, | | | | |
| what skills you have that would benefit this | | | | How to start? Entering with long strides |
| company, and where you expect your career to | | | | Go to the interview and imagine that you already |
| be in 10 years. Briefly you know all the correct | | | | got the job before the interview even begins. |
| answers to 249 interview questions, but at the | | | | Positives thoughts transmitted by your body into |
| end of the day what really counts is the main | | | | positive gestures. |
| question: did you have good chemistry? Can they | | | | The interview starts the moment you step into |
| trust your message, and what you can do in | | | | the room. Walk in tall, with a smile on your face. |
| order to make sure that they will? | | | | Make sure your hands are free and offer it to |
| We polish our verbal skills for an interview, but | | | | the interviewer. Make the handshake strong and |
| few of us give much consideration to their non | | | | firm, pumping hands once or twice, then releasing. |
| verbal communication and body language skills that | | | | Entering with long strides characterizes a person |
| support the verbal messages and can make the | | | | with long-term goals and the willingness to take |
| deferent. | | | | risks. |
| Up-to-date research has proven that the large | | | | Remember that we never get a second chance |
| majority of messages are received in varying | | | | to make the first impression. |
| levels of effectiveness. The impact you make on | | | | Keep on open body - "I have nothing to hide". |
| others depends on what you say (7%), how you | | | | Straight, open hands forming one line with arm, |
| say it (38%), and by your body language (55%). | | | | shows honesty and openness. |
| More than 90% of our communication is | | | | Keep open body posture and appropriate eye |
| conveyed by non-verbal means. Body language is | | | | contact. Seat yourself at a reasonable distance |
| the main factor in such communication. This is an | | | | from the other person. |
| ancient form of interaction that is even more | | | | Most of the people find it too hard to lie while |
| evident in the animal world. The non-verbal | | | | their hands are open. This message is most |
| messages are mostly perceived in our | | | | important as a first impression. |
| unconsciousness leading us to a hunch or a feeling | | | | Eye contact |
| regarding a person or a situation: "I don't like him, | | | | - "The eyes are often called, 'the windows of the |
| I can feel he is lying" or on the positive side, "I | | | | soul' as they can send many different non-verbal |
| immediately felt connected to her". | | | | signals. |
| We can read other thoughts like open cards. The | | | | - Eye contact often increases significantly when |
| thoughts in our minds transfer into feeling that | | | | we are listening, and especially when we are |
| get an emotional expressions that our body | | | | paying close attention to what the other person is |
| pronounces in thousand of gestures, postures, and | | | | saying. |
| expressions. | | | | - Less eye contact is used when talking, |
| The human body can produce over 700,000 | | | | particularly by people who are visual thinkers as |
| unique movements. These movements have | | | | they stare into the distance or upwards as they |
| been partitioned into about 60 discrete and | | | | 'see' what they are talking about. |
| symbolic signals and around 60 gestures, postures, | | | | - Locked ankles |
| and expressions. | | | | When a person makes very little eye contact, |
| Body language can be used to improve your | | | | they may be feeling insecure. They may also be |
| negotiation skills, your presentation ability, and in | | | | lying and not want to be detected; it also could be |
| different social interactions, including a job | | | | as a result of coulter behavior. |
| interview. | | | | Smile |
| Reading body language is a valuable key at a job | | | | A good smile has the power to say, "I'm a happy, |
| interview, it gives you more tools than you could | | | | confident person and I'd love to work here". |
| have. To succeed over other confronts you must | | | | Practice a smile that puts people at ease. It's just |
| be attentive to what silent body gestures you are | | | | as much your responsibility to ensure that there is |
| giving off, you also need to be aware of the | | | | a relaxed atmosphere during the interview. |
| interviewer's body language. | | | | Where would you like me to sit?" |
| When we think about the ways in which cultures | | | | Wait for the interviewer to direct you to a seat. |
| differ in job interview, we usually use the iceberg | | | | You can ask the interviewer, "Where would you |
| analogy. The aspects of culture that are | | | | like me to sit?" |
| immediately apparent, like food, language, | | | | Try to avoid locking your ankles even if they are |
| customs and manners, are above the surface. | | | | hidden from the eyes of the interviewer. It's a |
| Those aspects of culture that are more hidden, | | | | blocking and negative gesture that affects your |
| that we are less consciously aware of, are below | | | | state of mind. |
| the surface. They include: | | | | As a rule it is difficult for most people to control |
| - 1. Communication style. | | | | their legs since they are far from the head. This is |
| - 2. Interpersonal relations. | | | | even difficult for those people who are extremely |
| - 3. Attitude toward authority. | | | | aware of body language. |
| - 4. Orientation towards time. | | | | Don't forget, people want to feel special. They |
| - 5. Attitude towards space. | | | | want to feel as though you are speaking to them |
| - 6. Thinking style. | | | | directly or that they are the most important |
| - 7. Tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty. | | | | person in the room during your conversation. |
| - 8. Orientation to the environment. | | | | Why cards? |
| - 9. Values, beliefs and basic assumptions. | | | | Mastering the secrets of the body language might |
| If it is a natural form of communication, why do I | | | | be complicated. Body language is a visual mode |
| need to learn it? | | | | of communication- you cannot learn it just from |
| Only a small percentage of the population | | | | reading- you need to see it. Body Language |
| perceive the non-verbal signs at the conscious | | | | Cards do just that; they flood your |
| level and can use body language as a tool to | | | | consciousness with the visual gestures and |
| "read" others and to present themselves and their | | | | connect it to its meaning. |
| messages in a reliable way. These people can | | | | Most important: It works!!! |
| create empathy, detect lies within seconds, and | | | | Body Language Cards are used as an integral part |
| feel immediately when it's the right time to close | | | | for professional body language courses; they are |
| a deal. Others can learn it; many politicians | | | | practiced as an educational devise in |
| practice body language techniques and use | | | | corporations; Body Language Cards are even |
| personal training for these purposes. Similarly, | | | | used in psychology courses in colleges all over the |
| police and security experts are trained to | | | | world as they were recently translated in 4 |
| understand body language as a tool to detect | | | | additional languages. |
| lies. In the corporate world, body language | | | | |