Throughout your job interview, demonstrate positive body language, maintain eye contact, use appropriate facial expressions and gestures, and smile.
50% of good communication is in body language. Practice giving your own answer to the interview question, why do you want this job bearing in mind the following:
✔️ Maintain steady eye contact with the interviewer, showing you are engaged and attentive.
✔️ Offer a firm handshake at the beginning and end of the interview.
✔️ Sit up straight with your back against the chair, shoulders back, and feet flat on the floor or crossed at the ankles.
✔️ Nod occasionally when the interviewer is speaking to show that you are actively listening and understanding the points being made.
✔️ Smile genuinely at appropriate times during the conversation.
✔️ Use your hands to gesture naturally while speaking to emphasise points, but keep movements controlled and not excessive.
❌ Avoid looking down or around the room instead of at the interviewer.
❌ Don’t offer a limp or overly strong handshake.
❌ Slumping in your chair or leaning too far back will conveys disinterest, laziness, and lack of professionalism.
❌ Fidgeting – playing with your hair, tapping your fingers, or constantly shifting in your seat indicates nervousness and can be distracting to the interviewer.
❌ Sitting with arms crossed over your chest is a defensive gesture.
❌ Avoid glancing repeatedly at the door or a clock, as if eager for the interview to end.
