...How to Make a Good First Impression During a Job Interview A job interview can be the most intimidating part of the job search process. Making a good first impression is a very important part of the interview. Most interviewer make a judgment about a person within the first few minutes. If you are prepared for your interview you can make sure that your first impression is a good one. You may have all the qualifications for a job and lose it to someone else who knows more about presenting himself or herself than you do. That would be a shame. There are different steps to take when making a first impression during a job interview. During the day of the interview ,arrive early and arrive ready. For example at the interview you should be prepared to explain why you want the job and why you think that you would be a good fit. Read interviewing tips books to find common interview questions. Plan out your answers and If you are unfamiliar with the location of the company you should figure out the route before heading to the interview. During the interview you never know who you will meet during the time that you are at the company so bring supplies like pen, paper, and multiple copies of your resume with you. Dress professionally. You will want to dress appropriately for the industry. If the work site is an office, wear office clothing. That generally means a jacket and tie for men, even if it's 100 degrees in the shade. For women, it generally means a dress and stockings, even...
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...Sarah Moran Ms. Thompson American Lit/Comp 7 September 2015 First Impressions I have always believed that first impressions are everything, there is no such thing as a second first impression. Meeting someone for the first time is important weather it’s a new friend, coworker, or even your fist boss. I have had plenty of bad first impressions but I have had more good ones. To me I believe first impressions will start your reputation, whether it be good or bad. To me it’s not always the last impression but the lasting impression. When I first met my boyfriend’s parents I thought they were from the nut house I’m not even kidding. Once I got to know them the nutty impression is still there but don’t worry I figured out they are not from the nut house. When I heard about his grandma I was told she was a physic. Like a real one. From now on I will never be left in a room with her alone with her cause physics scare me like knowing the future and everything. I believe that when you first look at a person and either judge them in a good or bad way, but it’s not until I speak and have a conversation with them that their first impression will come out. For a job interview for instance, I would dress nice, do my hair, and brush my teeth because I want to make sure I look impressionable. I would talk about my strengths and my weaknesses, but how the job would benefit from me working there and how the job would help my weaknesses as well. At my first job interview I sucked at talking...
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...the primary asset in most organizations, one might assume that the most effective selection strategy would be chosen to maximize productivity. ------------------------------------------------- Personal interviewing continues to be the most widely used method for selecting employees and is often used in conjunction with other techniques such as reference checking, weighted application blanks, skill tests, and psychological testing. There are obviously good reasons for the popularity of the employment interview despite the controversy regarding its validity. This paper analyzes the validity of the interview-the measure of the degree to which the test predicts job success. Good selection doesn’t depend only on quality information, but on the quality of the interpretation. In the interview, the interviewer looks at the background of the applicant, analyzes the applicant’s responses during the interview and makes judgments about the behavior of the applicant. The following factors affect validity: * Pre-interview Impressions * Psychological Selective Perceptions * Stereotypes * Halo effect * Trait Configurations Thus, often the validity of the interview rests on the interviewer....
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...English Conversation : Fay asks Jerry for advice on how to succeed at a job interview in English Fay: Hi Jerry. I'm thinking of applying for a job with a multinational company, but I'm worried about having an interview in English. Can you give me any good tips? Jerry: Hmmm. That's a tough one. I guess the first thing is to try to make a good impression. We often say, "you never get a second chance to make a first impression". You really need to get off to a good start. Fay: That sounds like good advice. Maybe I could sing and dance for them, ha ha ha! Then they'd really be impressed! But seriously, how do I make a good first impression? Jerry: To begin with, you should firmly shake the interviewer's hand while greeting him or her with a smile. Be sure to keep eye contact, especially when listening to the interviewer. Fay: Ah, "body language" is really important, isn't it? Jerry: Yes, it is. The second thing is to have confidence. You get confidence from being prepared. You should learn a little bit about the company before the interview. Find out what they do, how long they've been in business, what their business motto is, that kind of thing. You should also anticipate possible questions, and think about how you will answer. Fay: Should I memorize my answers beforehand? Jerry: No! Definitely not! That sounds very mechanical. You should be natural when you speak. Just think about how you want to answer, and choose the right words at the time of the interview. That way...
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...We never get a second chance to make a first impression Communication is the art of convincing others. A key to effective communication is to make a good first impression. Once we set a good first impression, they frequently stay with us for the life of the relationship. Unfortunately, bad fist impressions have a way of ending even the most profitable relationships before they begin. An initial impression-- whether it is good or bad-- is made within the first three seconds. The first few moments of any contact often affect our relationship with the individual for a lifetime. With our customers, the outcome of the first impression we make can affect our style of life for years to come. Everything we do and say—or fail to do and say—will ultimately affect the impression we make on the people we meet. The key variables that can make the first impression good are voice, appearance, cultural considerations, eye contact, body language, interests, smile, listener, and feel important. Voice can make or break us before we even meet our prospect face to face. If a salesperson speaks badly—mumbles, whines, talks too fast—it can turn people off. To overcome mumbling, we should take the time to enunciate our words. We should slow down, punctuate our speech using phrases& pauses to meet the people. A “vocal workout” using long, sustained sounds and vowel exercises will add power to our voice. Appearance: Are we clean or neat? Are our clothes not neat, but appropriate for the job at hand...
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...First Impressions First impressions are made every day in our social, business, and educational world. They are our first judgment and opinion of someone’s character. First impressions can be made in person, or from a distance through communication with someone we have not yet met in person. First impressions can even be made indirectly by people who observe us and our interactions with others. Ultimately, upon meeting someone new, “we walk away from them with a first impression that is like a Polaroid picture – a head-to-toe image that develops instantly and never entirely fades” (Flora, 2004). First impressions are formed rather quickly. “Psychologists, writers and seminar leaders caution that we only have from seven to seventeen seconds of interacting with strangers before they form an opinion of us” (Lampton, n.d.). This means that we have a very limited amount of time to either make a good or bad first impression. There are a number of factors that can influence ones first impression of another individual. Physical characteristics, such as style of dress, hygiene, facial expressions, and mannerisms can all play a role in forming an opinion of a person. Non-physical characteristics such as attitude, perceived level of friendliness, general demeanor, punctuality and preparedness can also help in forming opinions of others. Additionally, communication style, tone of voice, and level of confidence also aid in helping to form an opinion of another. ...
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...inform my audience about the first impression, how to be organized and the last impression. I. Introduction A. We say first impression counts, but last impression is what put the icing on the cake. B. I would like to give you a brief overview of the first impression, how to be organized and the last impression of the interview of passion. C. My name is Sidra Jabeen. Intrigued by the subject, I have read dozens of newspaper and magazine articles about this subject. D. The benefits are that it allows you to be your true self all of the time, it gives you energy instead of draining you, and it enables you to align with your passion and Do What You Love...!!! II. Body A. We'll start with First impression 1. As the saying goes, "Smile and the world smiles too." So there's nothing like a smile to create a good first impression. 2. First impression is the effect or influence that something or someone has on a person's thoughts or feelings 3. It takes just a quick glance, maybe three seconds, for someone to evaluate you when you meet for the first time. In this short time, the other person forms an opinion about you based on your appearance, your body language, your attitude, your mannerisms, and how you are dressed. 4. Do not panic, have a breath-in, breath-out moment for yourself, relax yourself, remind yourself that you can do it and how confident are you. 5. These tips will help you create an impression, and for them to see your interest...
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...from many of these organizations. Clearly, the development organization exists to provide a service. Potential and past customers, clients, and constituents call on an organization to have their needs met. They either believe that this service can help them or they want to discover if it can. How can an organization truly serve others if it doesn’t value their needs and desires, if it doesn’t understand them, and if it doesn’t strive to meet those needs and provide excellent value? If meeting customer, client, and or constituent needs is really the focus of the organization, then the belief must be held by all within that organization that the customer truly comes first and everything else must come second. If this is the dominant philosophy and culture, the staff will tend to value their work more and be less bureaucratic. The premise of this book is managing for excellence. “Excellent” customer service basically includes listening to your customer’s needs and desires, educating them about their choices, and then providing them with the resources to make an informed decision. Providing outstanding customer service assumes that the organization values the customers’ needs and ability to make choices. It has been previously established that an organization’s values should be reflected in its mission. One of the core values of the mission of an organization 1...
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...identity, it is just the way you choose to view it. A man who lives on the “good” side of the city goes through a midlife crisis and decides to go to the “shady” side of town, when a police officer shows up and mistakens him for someone else because he was wearing old clothes and driving a nice car. In the story this is supported by the saying “Normally he goes clean-shaven into the world, but the promise of a saturday liquid with sunshine draws him first from his study to the backyard, from there to his front lawn.” (Pg. 1 W.D. Valgardson). Also, “he is driving a grey Mercedes Benz. Gangs of young men follow the car with their unblinking eyes.” (Pg. 1 W.D. Valgardson). The person you decide to be will show who you really are....
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...of the shortcuts we use in social cognition? Illustrate your answer with empirical studies. The majority of us care about what people think of us and nearly all of us care about understanding other people and their behaviour. Social Cognition is something that explains both these processes. (Fiske & Taylor 2013) Social Cognition is concerned with how we think about the social world and in particular how we select, interpret, and use information to make judgements about the world. (Sanderson 2010) Sometimes there is unlimited information available for an individual to make a life decision. This makes it time consuming and complex, causing people to take shortcuts to make decisions/judgements. On the other hand, there might be very little data available for a person to make a judgement about someone or a life decision. This would also lead to people taking shortcuts in social cognition. While these shortcuts are helpful in many situations, they can also lead to many errors and biases. In 1974, Tversky and Kahneman detailed heuristics which are mental shortcuts that allow people to solve problems with limited data and make judgements quickly. Heuristics are integral in daily life to save time and reduce the complexity of operations. An example of a relatively simple heuristic is reading the headlines of a newspaper on a busy day and deciding which articles to read. (Fiske & Taylor 2013) There are various types of heuristics that include representativeness, availability...
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...Fundamentals of all good writing Name Tutor Course College Date Part one: pleasant/unpleasant description of the place From a distance, one can see the silence and calmness of my compound. It looks humble and it is evident that anyone would want to walk around it to enjoy its wonderful nature. It extends approximately two meters away from the walls of the house and surrounds the house. It has a short well cut spreading grass that makes it look more attractive. A line of beautiful reddish in color flowers are planted equidistant from the walls of the house and the fencing of the compound. It runs around the compound in a circular shape. It is wonderful. The spreading short grass and the surrounding of the flowers makes the compound look like a football playing ground from a distance. Alongside the fencing of the compound, there are trees planted and well shaped to depict the shape of an umbrella. The trees provide shade during sunny days and hence this makes the compound highly cozy for anyone who would want to use the leisure relaxing within the compound. However, the trees planted to provide shade shed their leaves during dry spells to conserve water. Water running through the compound makes them rot making the compound become stinky. At times if the compound is not cleaned regularly during dry spells, it looks filthy due to the numerous leaves that are shed by the trees and spread over the compound by the running wind that usually characterize dry seasons. This steals...
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...The Impact of a First Impression It has commonly been stated that one is never given second chance to make a great first impression. Everyday we have numerous interactions, where opportunities come and go in an instant, like sliding doors opening and closing. Ideally, we want to seize these moments in a favorable way. It is of great importance to understand how our human behaviors effect the first impressions we give others. Importance of First Impressions By definition an impression is, “a characteristic, trait, or feature resulting from some influence” (Merriam-Webster Incorporated, 2013). During the brief moments a first impression is made, someone else has determined their initial opinions of you based a number of verbal and nonverbal factors. Preparing for your first impression and possibly making minor adjustments can help you to obtain a desired outcome. First impressions play a major role in both personal and professional interactions. In a business setting, a good first impression could result in being hired for a job or obtaining a large account. Whereas, in a social setting, a good first impression might impact whether someone of interest asks you out on a date or talks to you in a bar. The Brain’s Role in a First Impression Macfarlane (2008) stated that the human brain function is not only responsible for logic and creativity, but also where our instincts are developed. First impressions are determined as being favorable or not based on...
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...Research Topic IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT Narrated By Serhat Turken Business Project Course – Individual Study OUTLINE * Abstract * Definition of Impression Management * Historical Background of Impression Management * Interactions with other Social Sciences * Impression Management Strategies and Tactics * Daily Life and Impression Management * Business Life and Impression Management * Conclusion * Bibliography Abstract Impression management, the process by which people control the impressions others form of them, plays an important role in interpersonal behavior. All kinds of organisations consist of individuals with variety of personal characteristics; therefore, those are important to manage them effectively that identifying the behavior manner of each, interactions among them, and interpersonal relations on the basis of impressions given and taken. This essay presents the impression management concept in an explanatory view that examined in six chapters – Definition of impression management (IM), Historical background of IM, Interactions with other social sciences, Impression management strategies and tactics, Daily life and IM, and Business life and IM.- Each section discusses the related area with the examples and quotes...
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...ethic is usually concerned with the personal values demonstrated by business owners or entrepreneurs and instilled in the company’s employees. The good work ethic may include completing tasks in a timely manner with the highest quality possible and taking pride in completed tasks. Considering the paragraph I just mentioned and taking the Business Professionalism class here at Kirkwood. The class itself has put these two factors, along with other important subjects, first impressions, cultural awareness, dining etiquette, professional organizations (D.E.C.A), clear communication, professional communication and add networking to complete the overall class curriculum. Learning about these subjects has been enlightening and a good refresher course for preparing for life in business after school. What I will do now is elaborate on what specific professional skills and knowledge from these topics I learned. My thoughts on first impressions in a business, is as taught in the class. You must be dressed to impress, but not only look the part. You must show that you are a polished individual in the art of professionalism because it only takes three to five seconds to make a first impression. Speaking clearly when you have the opportunity to voice your thoughts. Keep your body movements positive because you can give off the wrong impression with body language and the pitch of your voice. The sound of it needs to be measured because you want to be sure not to over talk someone. This covers...
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... without whose help, none of this could have been a success. Abstract Bengali rituals in Bangladeshi weddings are the traditions and the customs which the groups of Bangladeshi people follow in the wedding ceremony. The rituals are inherited from our ancestors and we still follow the rituals in our weddings. Wedding is the one of the most important events in everyone life. As the time passes the rituals are changing day by day and there are rapid changes in the Bengali rituals took place and this is mainly because of generation. This research is concerned with the changes, importance and the significance of Bengali rituals in the Bangladeshi Wedding. My hypothesis is that generation plays quite an important role. It also looks into how the generation leads to a change in the Bengali rituals in the context of Bangladeshi Weddings In order to find out whether my hypothesis stands or not I have done some research on this issue. This research paper is based on both primary and secondary data. The primary research has been carried out with the help...
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