The First Few Seconds Will Determine If You Get The Job

They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. The question is – how fast does that first impression form? When it comes to job interviews, it is amazingly fast!

Researchers from a charity job training program - Resurgo's Spear -found that the first 12 words of a job interview can really determine whether a candidate gets a job offer or not. The charity has trained 3,000 young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds, and says that job candidates who are relaxed and able to answer questions like, "How are you?" in a calm, enthusiastic way are more perceived as socially 'fitting in.'

The employment experts say it’s the little things – “like how you greet the receptionist, what you say in the first few minutes or when walking down the corridor…it is smoothing over the gaps....small talk is part of building confidence and communication skills in the workplace.” (Yahoo)