Try to add some humour during job interview
KUALA LUMPUR:Share a laugh with your hiring manager during a job interview, it may make a good impression on him or her. You can even get a job offer.
The laugh refers to a gentle laugh, instead of laughing loudly.
You may have ignored that humour is a powerful tool during a job interview. A little humour can help everyone relax and break the ice.
Humour can make you memorable. The hiring manager interviews a dozen job applicants and more a day.
They will recall the applicant who uses a joke to make them smile, instead of the one who finishes every reply with a popular term.
The way to add humour includes a bit of self-mocking humour. It can show tenacity and humility.
Moreover, humour is effective because it makes you more relatable and human. While most of the job applicants want to show they are professional and polished, which is like a robot.
Besides, humour can reduce stress between you and your hiring manager. Everyone may feel uncomfortable during interviews, including the hiring managers.
A chuckle can lighten the mood and create a relaxed conversation. Laughter encourages people to be more open, and the real discussion can begin.
Avoid adding funny things to sensitive or serious issues. For example, political and company philosophy.
Remember the humour cannot be overboard and offensive to others. The joke cannot be in bad taste.
Humour can make you connect with your hiring manager and leave a remarkable impression, on the condition that you use it correctly.
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