making the best first impression

Last Updated on October 30, 2009 by askcbiorg

So, I went to this session today on making the best first impression on a job interview or just in general to  future employers.  Great session.  The session taught us everything from where to put your hands after you give a handshake, to how to sit during the interview.  These are things that not many of us think about when we are at the interview.  It was extremely helpful.  Let me give you a quick rundown of what we covered:

Alright, so starting off with a firm handshake, we all want to know what to do after.  So do this right now… stand up. Place your feet in line with your shoulders and make sure you aren’t toppling over.  Put your elbows to your sides so it kind of looks like you are holding candlesticks.  Then, just touch your fingertips together.  YOU ARE ALLOWED TO MOVE YOUR HANDS,  just don’t make your arm motions too wide or extreme.

Another thing that I heard was girls, we are not allowed to cross our legs.  This is going to be hard for me I am not going to lie.  I cross my legs all the time.  I’m a girl and the girls can back me up… its a habit.  Also, sit all the way back so you aren’t slouching.

It is the little things that we do not think of that we should do.

She also gave an example of a student who originally got booted out of the running for a job.  Turns out the guy that got the job in the first place did not take it.  The employer then called Jason back.  Jason came in with something along the lines of telling the employer they realized that they made a mistake about letting him go.  It was not those words!  I’m guessing you do not want to say that to a possible employer but along those lines.   The little cockiness and confidence that he had landed him that job.

Alright now that I bragged about that one so much, I also went to a session about fixing our station.  I would reccommend these to anyone.  I am a radio girl and it was great.  Critiquing our website and just our station in general gave us a lot of ideas.

Finally, Congrats to all the finalists and winners for the CBI awards!

Remember: tomorrow is the last day so make the best of it!