Savvy Interviewing: The Nonverbal Advantage

by Caryl Rae Krannich and Ronald L. Krannich

Here's the first book to focus on the nonverbal aspects of the job interview. Examines appearance and dress, body language, facial expressions, and vocal inflection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570231230
• ISBN13: 9781570231230
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Impact Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

very useful but is overly simplistic in parts

Most books on interviewing focus on what to say and how to say it. This book is different in that it focuses on the totality of the individual(i.e. demeanor, looks, speech patterns etc.). Most of the information in this book is common sense, therefore people tend to take these things lightly. When one takes things lightly, they tend to slip and cause us not to be mindful of things we should be mindful of in interviews. Things such as crossing your legs, twiddling your thumbs, using non-fluentcies such as "er" and "ah" and slouching in your seat can destroy a person's credibility and hence cost him the job. The overall opinion of you is determined within a matter seconds when meeting the employer for the first time. Therefore it is imperitive that one is mindful of his nonverbal image and practice it in everyday life so it becomes automatic. Other things contained herein are very seldom noticed by interviewees. The negatives of this book are few, but I do find them irritating. 1) The word "convey" is overused.The author should have invested in a thesaurus. 2) The author seems to think that it's not appropiate to go to an interview with a shaved head or very short hair.The book was published in 2000, so I'm sure short hair and shaved heads were fairly popular in all professions then.3) the author seems to think that all black men have dark hair.In suggesting what color suit people should wear, the author overgeneralizes about blacks hair color. I for one have light brown hair and many other light-skinned blacks have red hair. Also, what about albinos? No suggestions are given for people who just may happen to be albino. The book really makes up for these negatives in the other useful parts, so it's worth buying.