It is unavoidable, you must have eye contact at some point during your job search, whether it is while you are networking, at the interview, or on your first day. Eye contact is an important part of life in general, but especially important in determining how you are doing during your job search.
When you are able to understand the common eye contact signs, you can adjust how you handle certain situations. Consider these eye contact specifics:
- If you experience a hiring manager or networking contact close their eyes longer than a normal blink, while you are talking, most likely there is something they disapprove of. It is important that you are aware of this, as when you notice this eye behavior, you can offer more information to try and persuade them from their original feelings of disapproval, or simply ask them how they feel about your last statement.
- Next time you are at a networking event, look for those that seems to gaze around the room while talking. While these gazers are typically not good to network with, they can help you find the top networkers if you follow their gazing.
- If you notice someone you are speaking with that is constantly looking up while speaking, they are usually trying to recall information. While this may seem distracting, more importantly, if they do this constantly, they may have problems retaining information. Be careful you do not have this as a habit when you are interviewing.
- Just the opposite of someone always looking up to recall information, if you encounter someone that is constantly looking down, it usually means one of two things – they are processing what they just heard, or they are intimidated. Again, this is something that you need to be careful you do not do.
Understanding eye contact can be important to your job search success. It is important that you understand these eye contact specifics, not only so you know how to handle the situations should they arise, but to make sure you do not do any of them.
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