4 Body Blunders to Avoid in Your Job Interviews

4 Body Blunders to Avoid in Your Job Interviews4 Body Blunders to Avoid in Your Job Interviews4 Body Blunders to Avoid in Your Job InterviewsDespite what you may have assumed about the term body blunders, Im not talking about passing gas. Im talking about your body language and the signals your expressions, posture, and movements send when youre meeting with someone. Heres a short list of the biggest blunders that can ruin your interviews, no matter how skilled or qualified you are.Dodgy eye contact. Remember when you were a child and your mother accused you of stealing a candy bar from the grocery store? You knew you did it, but you didnt want to admit it, so you looked at the floor, the ceiling, her shoes anywhere but her eyes. Similarly, if you dont make eye contact in the interview, your words will lack credibility and youll be less likely to get your point across strongly.Nervous twitching. Rubbing your nose. Scratching your arm. Bouncing your leg. Tapping your foot. Adjusting your seat. Doing one of behauptung things in limited quantity shouldnt make an impact on the interviewers opinion of you. But doing all of them (or a few of them repeatedly) during the entire interview will make the interviewers talk about you and not in a good way.Too many ums, ahs, and likes. Shooting glances around the room and inserting seven ums into a 10-word sentence, or saying like after every other word will show that you A) are a poor communicator, and B) dont believe in what youre saying. Maybe neither of these is true, but your nerves will indicate otherwise.Blabbering. If you dont pay attention to exactly what the interviewer is asking, youre more inclined to ramble through your answer. I recently overheard two managers whose main complaint about a job candidate theyd just interviewed was that he went on for what seemed like an eternity, responding to a question that should have taken only a couple of sentences to answer. Word of advice Dont do that.So how do you avoid these blunders? Simple Do the opposite of each. Maintain eye contact, sit still, speak well, and be precise.