The economy added 243,000 jobs in January. If that trend keeps up — and let’s hope it does — those of you who are out of work and those of you who currently have a job you despise could find yourselves interviewing for a new gig. And if you do, you’ll need to know how to sell yourself during the interview. And selling yourself is exactly what you’ll be doing from the moment you meet your potential bosses: Surveys reveal that 26 percent of employers won’t consider an applicant with a weak handshake, and 67 percent will disqualify someone who demonstrates poor eye contact.
So first impressions count. For pointers on how to stand out amongst other candidates, we asked former recruiter and current interview consultant Lisa Rangel to view some job-interview scenes from movies and extract real-world info you can actually apply on interviews.
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