Conducting job interviews had always been part of my job. And in my
practice, I realized that the decisions I make regarding candidates are
actually made within the first few minutes, while the rest of the
interview served to validate my initial assumptions about each
candidate. The same has been statistically proven in some surveys
showing that most hiring decisions are made in the initial few minutes.
But have you realized the importance of the initial meeting in
consolidating your image during the job interview process?
It has been proven that the strongest element in any interviewee is
their level of self-assurance – if they do not believe in themselves,
how can they expect others to believe in them? Remember that, generally,
all experienced recruiters hire first looking into the candidate
attitude and then into their skills. The more positive and genuine the
candidates seem, the better prospects they have to be selected.
