Did you know that your body language determines your job future, credibility and success?

Employers know within seconds of meeting you if you are a good candidate for the position. And they make a subconscious decision whether to consider you for hire within minutes of interacting with you. Those subconscious decisions are made mostly on the basses of body language and tone of voice.

Studies in the CollegeJournal reports that "Body language comprises 55% of the (impact) of any response, whereas the verbal content only provides 7%” the rest is determined by the tone of voice.

Basically what you DON’T say is more important than what you do say.

Proof:

Think of sometime you gave a present to and the person said “they loved it” yet you didn’t believe them… why? Probably you picked up on their body language and tone of voice.

Just like you can pick up on the body language of others, so can employers pick up on yours.

Here’s another interesting one for you. 

Did you know that employers pupils Automatically and Subconsciously react when they meet the right candidate… and if you know their pupils react and know  what to look for… then you can know instantly whether you got the job or not.

The good news:

Body language is learnable just like any regular language; In fact it is easier to learn body language than any other language.

Here are some of the things you can start doing instantly to start getting the job offers you want and deserve:

To come across as open and warmly –

  • Open-lipped smiling

  • Open hands with palms visible

  • Unbuttoning coat upon being seated

To come across as confident –

  • Maintain eye contact

  • Have your head up

  • Use hand gestures while talking

  • Walk with a purpose and have an upright posture

  • Have a “firm” handshake

To avoid coming across as nervous move away from –

  • Fidgeting

  • Waffling with your answers

  • Using the same phrases

  • Coughing

  • Yawning (believe it or not)

  • Touching your face/hair

  • Moving feet or twiddling thumbs

To avoid coming across as defensive move away from –

  • Folding your arms

  • Head looking down

  • Closed body language

  • Rolling of the eyes

  • Touching your face while talking

  • Frowning

  • Tight-lipped grins

These hints should get you started and put you ahead of most if the competing applicants.

There are more tools available at the blog to help you with this and other things in your life, career, and business. There will be more tools coming up soon like the art of rapport building to convey trust, credibility and likeability (make sure you signup for the newsletter to stay up to date).

Now… you know that body language determines your job future, credibility and success… and I suggest you read the article on selfawareness to help you notice what you are conveying with your body language and tone of voice to others.

 

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