Career-boosting body language secrets - Sterling Career Concepts

Career-boosting body language secrets Career-boosting body language secrets Last week,  CareerOverview.com  posted a  great list of 50 body language secrets  broken down into sets of 10 related to  Job Interview, Business and Career, Relationships and Dating, Reading Body Language, and What Not To Do.  If I had a required reading list for job seekers, Id love to add this! Whether its during an employment interview or a business lunch, your body language is more important than you may think (especially if its something to which you dont give much thought). The list addresses how to behave during  interviews as well as in professional and personal situations, and  Id venture to say that even the points listed under Relationships and Dating apply equally well to office relationships and interactions with colleagues,  with the exception (for most of us!) of  #28: Learn Signs of Flirting. Its hard to narrow it down, but three of my favorites are: #3: Sit or stand with legs slightly apart. When you sit or stand with your legs slightly apart, this gives the impression that you are self-confident. #26: Mirroring. Mirroring is an unconscious act that people do when they have a connection with each other. Pay attention the next time you are sitting down with a good friend or close family member. Do you see how when one of you leans in, the other does too, or when one of you picks up your drink, the other will also? This is mirroring and is an indication to the other person that you share a connection. #31: Going from open to closed. If someone starts out in a conversation with you in an open wayâ€"with arms relaxed, leaning forward slightly, and nodding in agreementâ€"to a more closed presence that may include folded arms, leaning away, and steepling fingers, then you have lost your audience.