| The following article summarises the top 10 ways to | | | | your hands apart, on your thighs is good. Open body |
| ensure that you show good interview body language. | | | | language is even more important when the interviewer |
| Make sure that all the preparation you do for a job | | | | is talking. It demonstrates that you are receptive to the |
| interview isn't in vain. Your body language is key to job | | | | question and actively listening. Remember when you |
| interview success. | | | | practice your body language with a friend to take a |
| The top 10 ways to improve your interview body | | | | note of what to do with each part of your body. |
| language are as follows: | | | | Unless you do that ? and remember ? you're leaving it |
| 1) Eye Contact | | | | to chance that your body language come across well |
| There's nothing more off-putting to an interviewer than | | | | at your job interview. |
| the interviewee being unable to make regular, good, | | | | 4) Don't slouch |
| strong eye contact. The interviewer may think that | | | | It's easy to appear as if you slouch too much. This is |
| because you're unable to do this, you either have | | | | especially prevalent if you're asked to site in a large, |
| something to hide or you may not have the conviction | | | | soft seat. Try not to appear too relaxed. Not sitting |
| of your beliefs. If you're struggling to concentrate when | | | | right back in the seat is a good idea. If you sit forward, |
| looking straight into someone's eyes, then try looking | | | | it makes you look more attentive and more interested. |
| in-between their eyes. They won't be able to tell that | | | | Some people slouch because they're not very |
| you aren't looking straight into their eyes, but you'll find it | | | | interested. Other people slouch because they have |
| easier to maintain focus. Try it with a friend first to see | | | | bad body language. Either way an interviewer isn't |
| what I mean. | | | | going to be too impressed. Try practicing in a mirror at |
| 2) Smile | | | | home. |
| You need to practice a strong, sincere, smile. A good | | | | 5) Don't be too erect |
| smile has the power to say, ?I'm a happy, confident | | | | If you're too erect then you won't appear too relaxed. |
| person and I'd love to work here?. Try practicing | | | | If an experienced interviewer is interviewing you then |
| smiling in a mirror. Practice a smile that puts people at | | | | they might put this down to stage fright. They might |
| ease. It's just as much your responsibility to ensure that | | | | just judge you on what you're saying rather than how |
| there is a relaxed atmosphere during the interview. If | | | | uptight you appear. However, if you're interviewer isn't |
| you're embarrassed about your smile, see what a | | | | too experienced then they might not feel relaxed either |
| dentist can do about it. It might not cost too much to fix | | | | because of your posturing. They could leave the |
| your teeth ? and it will save you a lot of money if you | | | | interview with a feeling that you weren't as good as |
| get the job! | | | | the other person simply because you were too erect. |
| 3) Open Body Language | | | | Try to relax? but not too much! |
| Again, try practicing this with a friend first. Make sure | | | | This article will be concluded in the 'Top 10 Ways To |
| that your legs are slightly apart if you're a gent. Place | | | | Improve Your Interview Body Language ? Part Two'. |