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The Art Of Persuasion In A Job Interview
Honing your job interview skills will require less effort than you imagine. If you'rescheduled for an interview, this means that you are already qualified for the jobpossibly against a dozen or more other job applicants. It's just a matter of convincingthe interviewer that you're the best man or woman for the job.The art of persuasion is a very useful tool if a person knows how to use it. It willcome quite in handy in any social situation, an interview for instance. It gets youwhat you want within an unlimited scope, the only limit being your skill atpersuasion itself. Here is a list of things to remember when attempting the subtle artof persuasion:• Practice a sample 
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with a trusted person, preferably an authorityfigure in her or his own right. Imagine a likely situation and act it out with conviction.This will help you objectively determine the level of skill you already possess inhandling such a situation like how you talk, react and respond to what will happen. Itis important that the person you practice with is an authority figure, so that personconducts the interview in a formal manner similar to how the actual interview will behandled.
 
• At this point, treat the “interviewer” as the subject whom you are attempting topersuade. Gain the trust of the subject by listening closely to their job interviewquestions, their comments and how they are saying it.Try to read their body language. With each word that comes from their mouth, try todetermine their present mood, their general demeanor and how they must feel.• Make your subject feel secure. Perhaps appear a little submissive to theirauthority. This will instill a feeling of security and safety. Show interest in what thesubject is saying, smile and look at the subject as you listen and speak.• Imitate the subject. Do this subtly; you do not want to appear like you aremocking the subject that will lead to your losing their trust. Simply, match what thesubject does, but in your own way. For instance, if the subject speaks loudly, thenspeak loudly as how you would naturally do it. Do this with each of your jobinterview answers.• Now, attempt to mimic the subject's behavior. As in mimic vocabulary, actions,reactions, etc. Again, be subtle. It's a general rule that people are more akin topeople who are like them. Subconsciously, the subject is put at ease upon conversingwith a person with whom they share similarities.
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