First Impressions - You're On the Clock

Thinking you can take your time to get in the interviewing groove when you get in front of someone?  Think again - like a blind date, the impression are made quickly and once set, don't generally change...

From a Business and Legal Reports (BLR) survey:

Executives say ten minutes is the amount of time it takes for them to form an opinion of job seekers during interviews, according to a survey by Robert Half International.

The survey asked 150 senior executives, "How long does it typically take you to form either a positive or negative opinion of a job candidate during an initial interview?" The mean response was 10 minutes.

The survey found that executives spend a lot longer than 10 minutes with job candidates in interviews. The survey asked executives, "How many minutes, on average, do you spend meeting with a staff-level candidate during a job interview?" The mean response was 55 minutes.

Respondents also were asked, "How many minutes, on average, do you spend meeting with a management-level candidate during a job interview?" The mean response was 86 minutes.

The pressure is on to make a strong first impression.  Beyond the normal stuff like appropriate dress, etc., the biggest thing you can accomplish is developing a comfortable dialog with your interviewer.  If they want to spend 15 minutes chatting about nothing related to the job, do it - it's money in the bank if you can do it well.

The other thing that comes to mind related to strong dialog is to have your 5-Minute Resume flowing when you go in.  Inevitably, the interviewer is going to throw it to you to have you walk him/her through your resume, so be ready.  The ability to cleanly and concisely articulate your background and KSAs upon command undoubtedly impacts this first impression as well... 

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