Will Power Posing Get You the Job?

From Amy Cuddy TED presentation

If you haven’t yet watched social psychologist Amy Cuddy’s TED talk “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are” I highly recommend you do so, especially if you have a job interview coming up.

In the talk, Cuddy references power poses (along the lines of laying back in your chair with arms open wide) and how these can positively influence your performance on an interview, regardless of the content of what you have to say. I showed this to women in my current class for women jobseekers while discussing interviewing. Do I know for sure this works? Not yet. Though if all it takes is two minutes in a private place before you head into a stressful interview situation of any kind, it’s worth a try.

By Suzanne Grossman|October 5th, 2014|Enhancing career skills, Interviews, Job search|Comments Off

About the Author: Suzanne Grossman

Suzanne Grossman is a job search coach and women’s leadership specialist. She is a founder of Love Your Job (LYJ) Search, a series of classes that support women in achieving fulfilling work at the compensation they deserve. She also advises graduate students, teaching them practical skills and sharing information on how to make the leap to satisfying careers. Suzanne has a BA in Psychology from Tufts University and a Master’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from Rutgers University. See testimonials on Suzanne’s success working with women jobseekers. Follow Suzanne on Twitter @LYJnow and @Suzanne_LYJnow. Contact lyjnow (at) gmail.com.

Comments are closed.