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e) Breath- I recommend my clients to always carry and use breath mints or breath spray. Don’t use gum to freshen your breath as you can forget you have it in your mouth.
f) Grooming- try to be impeccably turned out at all times
g) Tone of voice- watch that your voice is even tone- not harsh or anxious.
h) Posture- don’t hunch over or slouch. Don’t cross your legs. Your posture gives away your attitude and confidence level.
i) Confidence- remember that your stance is portrays how you feel about yourself.
j) Content- try to be articulate and not ramble on. Say what you have to in a concise manner.
k) Listening.- shut off your own noisy thoughts in your mind and focus on their words and issues of concern- not yours.

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From a personal perspective, I now these make the following recommendations :

a) Clothing-wear the high -end clothing from your wardrobe. Prior to the interview, try the outfit on first and wear it front of a full-length mirror… Practice sitting down and shaking hands as well in front of this mirror to see how your clothing presents itself. Women, please bring, if you are wearing nylons, an extra pair of panty hose/ nylons in case of accidents. Also, men and women, bring a stain away pen for emergencies to remove stains and spills on your clothing.

b) Smile, but not excessively during your interview. Please check a pocket mirror or car mirror to see that nothing is between your teeth , and that there are not any pen marks, dust particles, etc.. are on your face.

c) Eye contact- I suggest you try to not to stare intensely( eyeball- to- eyeball), but focus on the space between the eye brows.

d) Body scents- I coach my clients both men and women not to wear any scented deodorant, cologne or perfume as a lot of people have allergies/ chemical intolerance these days.