There are courses in speed-reading, but speed interviewing? In a tough job market, maybe there should be. Interviewers will start forming an impression about a candidate just about 5 seconds into a meeting. With that in mind, ...
Keep your eye on the interviewer.
Successful applicants are making eye contact 75% of the time, up from around 60% just a few years ago.
Dress appropriately.
Applicants today should dress at the level for which they are applying. Overdressing could be could have the same negative consequences as under dressing.
Be brief with your "verbal resume".
When an interviewer says, "Tell me about yourself," do so quickly. A few years ago, 2 minutes was considered a good amount of time to do this since the average person has the attention span of about 2 minutes...Today, you should sum it up in about 90 seconds.
