How to Impress at Your Job Interview: Good Techniques You're doubtless aware of the need to say the right thing (and not say the wrong thing) at interview. However your appearance and general manner - the non-verbal signals you give, and the way you speak - will also form part of your assessment. Clean and Tidy Does this even need to be said? Clean, ironed and relatively new clothes are essential. If your appearance doesn't say 'I made an effort' you have just missed the easiest part of the interview to get right. First Things First It starts before you have even spoken; you create your first impression as you enter the room and shake their hand. A firm handshake and eye contact is important at this stage. Bear in mind that you're likely to be feeling a bit hyped up, so make an effort to be enthusiastic but assured; a crushing grip and a manic stare is just as bad as the dreaded 'dead fish' handshake and little or no eye contact. Time is Relative The key is to relax and pace yourself. If you do feel nervous, make an effort to speak a little more slowly and clearly than you normally do, and to move more deliberately and slowly than normal, because you'll be 'sped up' inside and what seems slow to you is actually perfectly normal. One trick is to concentrate on pronouncing each word clearly and individually. And don't be afraid to pause for thought before