How To Be Liked

Source: Think Simple Now by Tina Su

You are more likely to be hired if the interviewer likes you.
And you can make yourself likeable.

1. Tina claims that people like you when you mimic their posture and facial expressions.

Comment: They like it more when you adjust to their style of talking. (But how can you carry on an intelligent conversation when you are busy trying to copy someone else's behaviour?)

2. Tina says: People are impressed when you remember their names.

3. They like you when you when you give them a chance to talk

Comment: They also like you when you have something interesting to say.

4. They like you when you pretend you are interested in what they have to say.

5. Tina says: tell yourself that you would like your desire to get to know a particular person manifest itself in some way. You don't have to specify exactly how it will make itself visible. But like a "tell" in a game of cards, other people will pick up your subtle signals.

6. Offer help first and give more than you take.

Comment: Offer help when people need it. The routine offers of help from business people whom you barely know are transparently insincere.

7. Smile

8. Be authentic

Comment: Feel free to be lively but you can't tell everybody everything -- if only because they don't want to hear it. This is certainly true in an interview. You have to sell what they want to buy and that doesn't mean let it all hang out.

Comments

[Scott]

Smiling and being passionate about the potential job, industry, and company are extremely important, especially if the job you are interviewing for communicates with a human being :)

Great article!