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Power pose your way to interview success
4 min read | Hays Experts | Report | Job searching | Interview advice
Feeling nervous before a job interview? You’re not alone. But what if a simple change in posture could help boost your confidence and performance?
Power posing - adopting expansive, confident body language - has been shown to reduce stress and increase self-assurance. In this article, we explore how power poses can help you prepare mentally and physically for interviews, and how to combine them with other proven techniques from our Ultimate Interview Guide.
Power posing involves standing or sitting in a posture that conveys confidence, even if you don’t feel it.
Examples include:
Studies suggest that adopting these poses for just two minutes can:
Try power posing:
Your non-verbal cues speak volumes. Interviewers notice:
Power posing is just one tool. Our Ultimate Interview Guide covers:
Before your next interview:
Access the guide to Ultimate Interview Guide today to complete your interview with confidence.
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