For recruitment success

First Impressions really do count!

A significant part of a recruiting decision is based on nonverbal elements in an interview:

• handshake
• eye contact
• body language
• posture
• listening skills
• clothing grooming and accessories.

People make amazing assumptions about your professional credibility and potential performance based upon your appearance during a first meeting.

It's very difficult to overcome a poor first impression, regardless of your knowledge or expertise.

To be successful, research and practice for the interview and carefully plan the professional image you want to project.

If you come to an interview dressed professionally, you will feel a sense of confidence and others will sense your self-assurance.

Many employers interpret your appearance in terms of what you know about the world around you and what attention you give to detail. Most employers expect you to wear professional attire to interviews.You don’t have to spend a fortune on your outfit just make sure you are clean and tidy. Shoes shined and shirt ironed, fingernails cleaned, piercings removed and hair brushed! Even if the organisation has a business casual dress code in the office, unless you are told otherwise make sure you wear a suit or smart office wear to the interview. If you don’t have a full suit then smart trouser/skirt shirt and tie/blouse is fine.