Mirroring Can Reflect Badly On You
Numerous psychological studies and popular culture have instill in us the benefits of body-language mimicry – whether you're on a date, trying to sell something or someone – yourself! It's long been many people's belief that one of the things you can do in an interview to give yourself an edge is to mimic some of the interviewer's mannerisms, eg. touching your chin or sitting the same way as the interviewer. But a new study recently completed suggests that it may not be to your favour. I find mimicry to be very unoriginal and in an interview, you want to come across as someone who is competent, takes initiatives, has her own ideas and works well with others.
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