Interviewing The First Date

Before the interview, the hiring managerWater Freedom System Review reviewed the qualifications you outlined on your resume and found them to be adequate: That is why you were granted the interview. During the interview, the hiring manager is more interested in how well you fit within the organization. Think of the interview as a first date.

First impressions are key. The impression you make on the hiring manager will be formed primarily in the first minute or two of your meeting. Believe it or not, these impressions usually happen before the formal interview even begins. There are a few things that you can do to give yourself a good shot at a favorable first impression.

Interviewers will typically offer water or coffee before the interview begins. You're probably thinking you don't want to trouble the hiring manager or perhaps you want to give them the impression you are a 'straight to business' kind of person, so you decline the offer. Contrary to what you may think, in our culture the offer and acceptance of food or drink is a ritual that works to bring down social barriers. Accept the offer. It is a subtle way to begin building a personal connection with the hiring manager in informal setting versus a more formal setting like the actual interview.




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