You don't have a second chance to make a first impression, so try your best to present the best of yourself to the employers:
- Be presentable. The initial impression people have of you are made before you say a word. Your clothing, grooming and posture all count as part of the first impression you gave other people;
- Make eye contact, but don't overdo it. Connections are made through eye contact, but too much eye contact can be viewed as aggressive or make the other person uncomfortable;
- Smile and mean it. Don't give a fake or forced smile, other people can always know if you mean it or not;
- Say the other person's name. Saying other people's name shows that you are engaged and paying attention;
- Listen. Show that you're listening by making eye contact, smiling or nodding to show you are engaged, and responding to what the other person is saying, not with your own agenda.
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