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Master the First
Impression
I
recently watched your video and it really opened my eyes and
my mind. I have a quick question though.
What is the
proper way to address the interview panel?
What order
should they be greeted? (chief then deputy then H.R.
rep.)
First, it’s expected you could be a
little nervous.
One of
the raters will usually come out, escort you into the room,
and introduce you to the other panel members. As you
stand up wipe any clammy sweat off your hands on the back of
your pants. Don’t try to turn your self inside out trying to
remember their names (they are often on cards in front of
them). As you’re introduced, look the rater in the eye
and give a firm handshake. Handshakes are thought to be
a judge of your character. Practice them. Too many
times candidate give dead fish handshake. Come on
folks. When shaking hands with a female rater don’t wait
for the high beams to come on in her eyes because of too much
pressure. Just match the pressure in their
handshake. At the end of the interview they will usually
stand and shake hands again. Same eye contact thanking
(by rank if you know) them for the opportunity.
I spoke to a
group of volunteers who were mostly aspiring firefighters
recently. As I was greeting several members before I
started, I shook hands with a big strapping lad who had
firefighter written all over him. He had that kind of
firm handshake, smile and focused eye contact that can cause
an oral board panel to want to hand him a badge.
A few moments
later I turned to shake hands with another big guy. His
handshake didn’t carry the same message. The big problem
was he didn’t know. No one had told him. I had him
go over and shake hands with the first guy. They worked
on it for a few minutes and he returned with a more confident
handshake.
The following
is from Work Your Network, by Joe “Mr. Network” Pelayo jpelayo@josephmichaels.com
: A UCLA study found that when 2 people meet for the first
time they make 20 distinctions about each other in the first
20 seconds, then spend the next 20 minutes finding out whether
or not they were right! The same study found that a
handshake is worth an hour’s conversation between two people,
because handshakes are thought to be a judge of your
character.
Use that
handshake to make the right first impression. As you’re
introduced for an interview, look each rater in the eye and
give a firm handshake. Practice handshakes. Too
many times candidates give dead fish handshakes. Come on
folks.
When
shaking hands with a female rater don’t wait for the high
beams to come on in her eyes because of too much
pressure. Just match the pressure in her
handshake. At the end of the interview they will usually
stand and shake hands again. Same eye contact while
thanking (by rank if you know) them for the opportunity.
It proves that again that, "Nothing counts 'til you have
the badge . . . Nothing!"
"Captain Bob"
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