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Number of words: 218<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are jobs where first impressions should count. A salesperson is going to be meeting people all day. Whatever combination of charisma, appearance, and body language makes a good first impression is a legitimate factor in a hiring decision. For most other jobs, first impressions are less important. For someone who is going to be sitting in a cubicle writing code, they may be irrelevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as substance abusers need to admit their problem before they can get help, interviewers should recognize their first-impression problem. It really does appear that many interviewers make an unconscious decision within the first seconds of the interview. They then ask wishy-washy questions whose answers may be interpreted as they please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to ask questions where the answers may challenge the first impression. For many types of jobs, logic puzzles are one way of doing that. It’s also a good idea to always <\/em>make a mental note of your first impression of acandidate. At the end of the interview, compare your opinion to that first impression. If it’s the same, make sure that<\/em> you can justify why it’s the same. <\/em>If your opinion of thecandidate has changed, make sure you know why that is too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excerpted from page numbers 140-141 of \u2018How Would You Move Mount Fuji?\u2019 by William Poundstone.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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