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From: Job Interview? 9 Great Tips to Get You to Round 2

1.24.2011

Mirror your interviewer.

"You might feel like you're in the hot seat, but if you can match your interviewer's speed of speech and mannerisms, you'll both feel more like you're old friends and less like you're in an NCIS interrogation room," says Ken Sundheim, CEO and Founder of KAS Placement, an a executive staffing agency founded in 2005.

Not sure how you're doing?

If you're following their tone, speed and breathing correctly, validate your pacing technique by taking a sip of water - the interviewer will take a drink as well," says Sundheim.

From: Facebook and Your Job: 5 Ways to Get Fired

3.7.2011

Living Like a Pre-Rehab Lindsay Lohan

You know this, I'm sure, but it bears repeating: When it comes to Facebook, think of yourself as a celebrity.

If anybody has a camera, behave," says Kenneth Sundheim, president and founder of staffing agency KAS Placement.

And mind you: In the smartphone era, pretty much everyone has a camera.

You can only control what you do; you can control what others put up," Sundheim says.

After you finish reading this, immediately change your settings to prevent tagged photos from being automatically visible to everyone.

Go to: Privacy Settings

click on: Customize settings;

and then edit to allow:Only me

This will prevent bleary-eyed photos from Friday night from greeting your boss online Saturday morning.

From: Facebook and Your Job: 5 Ways to Get Hired

3.9.2011

2. Make Your Profile Photo a Killer Head Shot

"Even if you keep your page primarily private, allow strangers to see your profile photo; and then make sure that it is a great head shot.

"It humanizes the interview before you even step in the room," says Kenneth Sundheim, President and Founder of KAS Placement.

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