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Job Interviewing Tutorial for Job-Seekers


 

What kinds of bad habits and inappropriate body language create problems in job interviews?

 

Unfortunately, there are quite a few that you should avoid:
  • Um's and uh's
  • Speaking too softly
  • Fading out at end of response
  • Touching face, mouth, scratching head
  • Playing with hair, constantly pushing hair away from face
  • Sweating
  • Smoking (previous to interview)
  • Chewing gum
  • Twiddling thumbs
  • Tapping a pencil or fork
  • Humming
  • Whistling
  • Nose picking
  • Stretching parts of the body
  • Yawning
  • Staring
  • Cleaning finger nails
  • Using slang or profanity
  • Calling the interviewer by his or her first name (unless asked)
  • Touching things on the interviewer's desk
  • Fidgeting
  • Twirling in chair

 

 


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