Don’t discount the value of talking with your hands. When I was interviewing for jobs in ‘95 one of the rules of the interview was to keep your hands folded neatly in your lap, don’t flap them around. When I interviewed for my last decent job I tried to keep my hands still, but I wasn’t able to do it. I kept jerking my hands to my lap and they would creep out. I figured I’d blown that interview but I sent my ‘thank you’ note (another rule) and to my surprise I was offered the job the next day. The office manager later told me she was taken by the way my hands would begin to flutter, emphasizing my answers and comments, then suddenly would jerk down to rest in my lap, only to creep up again less than a minute later. So there, job interview dos and don’ts. My restless hands got me the job.
Don’t discount the value of talking with your hands. When I was interviewing for jobs in ‘95 one of the rules of the interview was to keep your hands folded neatly in your lap, don’t flap them around. When I interviewed for my last decent job I tried to keep my hands still, but I wasn’t able to do it. I kept jerking my hands to my lap and they would creep out. I figured I’d blown that interview but I sent my ‘thank you’ note (another rule) and to my surprise I was offered the job the next day. The office manager later told me she was taken by the way my hands would begin to flutter, emphasizing my answers and comments, then suddenly would jerk down to rest in my lap, only to creep up again less than a minute later. So there, job interview dos and don’ts. My restless hands got me the job.