If you’re transitioning to a portfolio board or advisory career from an executive role, then I’m sure you will be wondering how best to prepare and present yourself at an interview for these types of roles.
你应该确保你的知识达到标准, 你的心态是专注的，你的着装是得体的, but one vital thing you must not forget is your body language. Did you know that people form up to 90% of their opinion about you within the first four minutes of meeting you? It’s also been reported that up to 80% of the impact you make in an interview is non-verbal and, 通常, 潜意识.
记住这一点, we have outlined what your body language could convey in 3 key stages of an interview with tips on how you can appear confident, 对你想要获得的职位感兴趣并适合你.
第一印象:
面试前, there is 通常 a brief time where you will liaise with other employees of the company, 比如接待员. When greeting anyone throughout the interview process, ensure you present with a smile. 一系列广泛的科学研究, 比如乌普萨拉大学的学生, 有没有证明你笑得越多, 你会从别人那里得到更多积极的反应. This is due to a mirroring reaction from the part of the brain which is responsible for the recognition of facial expressions. Smiling makes us feel better, therefore acting more positively towards a person.
在等候区, it is important to present the same behaviors and posture as you would within the interview. 舒适舒适的座椅很诱人, but sitting up straight in a chair is known to portray confidence and attentiveness, displaying to others that you are ready and believe your performance will make a positive impact. It is also good practice to avoid crossing your arms over your chest at any point as this creates a barrier between yourself and anyone you come into interaction with.
面试的开始:
Introducing yourself to your interviewer or the board is a crucial point of contact as it may be the only time you make physical contact. The handshake can connote a lot about a person through the positioning of the palm and firmness. If you want to display an equal level of authority with your interviewer, keep your palm straight and return the same pressure you receive. Giving a limp handshake with your palm facing slightly upwards is said to show submission. You can also read into the type of person your interviewer is by the way they present their hand, 他们的手掌越贴近地面, 他们越想塑造权威形象.
当你走到将要进行面试的地方, 确保你不要东倒西歪，因为这会传达出你缺乏兴趣. Walk with confidence in your stride and immediately take a seat without hesitation. 取决于房间的布局, try to avoid sitting completely opposite your interviewer as this displays a confrontational approach, whereas rotating your chair or body to a 45-degree angle becomes less direct and more comfortable.
面试过程中:
Despite conducting comprehensive research prior to your interview, most of the questions you will be asked will be unpredictable. 在这种情况下，你正在寻找一个答案, it has been found that having both feet planted on the ground helps your brain transition between creative and rational thought quicker, allowing you to develop answers to complex questions easier and faster.
手势可以传达多种表情, with some individuals more inclined to use their hands when talking than others. 在回答问题或参与谈话时, try to gesture with your palms showing as this displays honesty and engagement. 面试官说话的时候, show you are still highly attentive by occasionally nodding and mirroring a sustained level of eye contact.
Our body also reacts to nervousness in a variety of ways through insecurity signals, 其中大部分我们都不知道. Being aware of your nervous tics allows you to understand how you can control them. A productive way of identifying them is to ask a reliable individual to be vigilant the next time you conduct a presentation. Although involuntary, these tics can display a variety of signals to your interviewer. Tapping your fingers or jiggling your legs can be signs of impatience, ear-grabbing, neck scratching or covering your mouth are all signals of telling a lie and excessive touching of the nose connotes an untrustworthy individual.
While the interviewer is not necessarily actively looking for these signs, we unconsciously interpret others' body language continuously as part of our human nature. Being aware of the impact we make with our non-verbal communication can help us present ourselves in a more constructive manner with favorable outcomes.
