First impressions can make or break your career.
I’ve had key interviews go to hell just because something didn’tfeelright from the start.
And they’re doing it unconsciously.
It is a central part of what it means to be human.
Well, we’re not totally sure, yet.
What the researchers foundwas that both groups basically agreed on how good or bad the professors were.
We turn people into an embodiment of the few facts we know about them.
It’s why ‘so what do you do?’
is the worst question to ask when you first meet someone.
We believe what we first see because it’s the easiest optioneven if it ends up being false.
Arecent studyout of the University of York showed that we associate specific facial traits with someone’s personality.
It might also explain why you “hated that guy until you got to know him.”
Connecting on this level is a great way tosolidify a good first impression.
And it can even help salvage a bad first impression.
After that, well, it’s up to you.
Image adapted fromiluistrator(Shutterstock).
Additional photos byanurag agnihotri,South Alabama Basketball,Thomas Thorstensson,Roving Eye 365(Flickr).
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