The wrong small talk can hurt you
- Family photos can be great conversation starters–if you choose your comments wisely. (You: “Your mother has a great smile.” Him: “That’s my wife.”) “Making assumptions about the people in the pictures is dangerous,” says Debra Fine, founder of the Fine Art of SmallTalk, a Denver firm that teaches conversation skills to executives at companies like IBM and Wells Fargo. “If a picture is facing you, it’s fair game, but be vague: ‘What a great picture. Where was it taken?’ “
- Think before cracking jokes. “The safest, most effective kind of humor is self-deprecating,” says Albert Chen, executive director of graduate programs at Kaplan Test Prep, “but this is one situation where you don’t want to put yourself down.”
- Never talk about traffic, sports, or the weather. You don’t want to be the eleventh automaton that day to say, “Wow, sure is hot.”
Author: David Blend
Source: “How to Impress Recruiters: Anatomy of an Interview”
Original Publication: MBA Jungle
Subjects: How to Impress Recruiters: Anatomy of an Interview, Interviewing
Source: “How to Impress Recruiters: Anatomy of an Interview”
Original Publication: MBA Jungle
Subjects: How to Impress Recruiters: Anatomy of an Interview, Interviewing
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