Friday, December 11, 2009

I have 5 interviewers at my job interview. If one asks a question, should I look at all of them? Eye contact?

I'm really bad with eye contact and feel quite uncomfortable. I have 5 interviewers at my job interview today, and I'm quite nervous. Should I look at all of them when I give my response, or just the one that asked the question? How long should I hold eye contact? Thanks. I have 5 interviewers at my job interview. If one asks a question, should I look at all of them? Eye contact?
This is one of the more difficult parts of an interview, but yes, you want to maintain contact with the interviewers, but you'll make them uncomfortable if you're sitting there, staring at them.





Try to imagine yourself driving down the highway. You do not just stare straight ahead, do you? Your eyes are mostly out the front windshield, but glancing in the rear-view mirror, at the speedometer, at some possible obstruction up on the left or right, and just a little looking around too. Try to bring that same eye motion to your interview, where the principal questioner is the windshield, the others in the room are the rear view mirror and the speedometer, and some reflective glancing at the ceiling or over their shoulder at the wall behind them constitutes your occasional looking around outside the car as you're driving down the road.





Be comfortable but don't slouch, don't chew gum, don't interrupt but wait for the questioner to get the question out, speak up and enunciate. Have a few questions to ask them, but about the job and responsibilities (not about the pay or break times). If there's something good about yourself that you don't feel has come out in the interview, at the end, take the initiative and say something like ';If you have just a few more minutes, there are a couple more things I'd like to tell you about myself...';





Good luck!I have 5 interviewers at my job interview. If one asks a question, should I look at all of them? Eye contact?
Looking at all of them at the same time will be difficult. Look at the one who asked the question, and look him/her in the eye while you answer. Once you've answered the question you can look elsewhere. Eye contact is really important, though.
Eye contact is a must. It makes you seem sure of yourself and focused. Always make eye contact with the person that's speaking. When you're the one speaking, alternate between people, but never stare at one person.





It will come naturally, even if it makes you uncomfortable. It's just something that people get used to after many, many interviews.

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