{"id":3559,"date":"2012-09-04T08:55:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T12:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/?p=3559"},"modified":"2023-10-03T06:12:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:12:47","slug":"10-executive-job-interview-body-language-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/10-executive-job-interview-body-language-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Executive Job Interview Body Language Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You did all the back-end work.<\/p>\n<p>You\u00a0defined and differentiated your personal brand and unique value proposition to your target employers, written brand-supporting career marketing materials (resume, biography, LinkedIn profile, etc), built\u00a0an online\u00a0presence for <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/social-proof-where-online-presence-meets-personal-branding\/\">social proof<\/a>, and researched and prepared\u00a0for interviewing.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s paying off!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re getting interviews with your target employers.<\/p>\n<p>Along with <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/prepare-to-ace-brand-your-c-level-executive-job-interview\/\">practicing your answers for expected questions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/executive-interview-what-questions-do-you-ask\/\">knowing what questions you should ask<\/a>, are you preparing to convey the right body language?<\/p>\n<p>In her Forbes article, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jacquelynsmith\/2012\/08\/20\/interview-body-language-mistakes-that-can-cost-you-the-job-2\/\">Interview Body Language Mistakes That Can Cost You The Job<\/a>&#8220;, Jacquelyn Smith cautions that thousands of non-verbal cues\u00a0job seekers do without thinking, can sabotage their chances to land the job.<\/p>\n<p>She offers 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/power-pose-to-ace-executive-job-interviews\/\">body language<\/a> faux pas (in pictures) to remind yourself to avoid, as you enter the interview:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weak handshake.<\/li>\n<li>Invading personal space.<\/li>\n<li>Crossing your arms.<\/li>\n<li>Playing with your hair.<\/li>\n<li>Bad posture.<\/li>\n<li>Lack of eye contact.<\/li>\n<li>Looking like you&#8217;re not interested.<\/li>\n<li>Not smiling.<\/li>\n<li>Fidgeting.<\/li>\n<li>Hiding your hands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Related posts:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/executiveresumebranding.com\/what-not-to-do-in-a-senior-level-executive-job-interview\/\">What NOT To Do in a Senior-level Executive Job Interview<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/executiveresumebranding.com\/how-to-be-a-loser-in-executive-job-interviews\/\">How to be a LOSER in Executive Job Interviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/the-three-most-critical-executive-job-interview-questions\/\">The Three Most Critical Executive Job Interview Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>photo by Amber de Bruin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along with practicing what to say in job interviews, prepare to convey the right body language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,4],"tags":[42,110],"class_list":{"0":"post-3559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-executive-career-management","7":"category-mastering-the-executive-interview","8":"category-executive-job-search","9":"tag-c-level-executive-job-search","10":"tag-executive-job-interview","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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