Is being charismatic helpful afterall?

alero86
Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:30:54 +0000

Exactly… especially when I try to be “more” charismatic than usual, I say things I wouldn’t say otherwise… I feel overly easy with the situation.

I’d like to be specific:

1. is it alright to shake hands before and after the interview? I somehow feel the interviewers were a bit surprised (probably negatively) by this gesture…

2. is it good to smile all the time at a job/admission interview?

3. make some “insider jokes”, that are usually understood by people who know about the subject? - this I did showing that I am more fluent with the subject in question… AS IF I WAS ON THEIR SAME LEVEL; is this a bit invadent towards them?

4. respond to their jokes in an almost “public speaker-political speaker” attitude?