First Impressions Planning 10

Brainstorm a list of factors that form an employer’s first impression of someone in a job interview…

What forms a first impression? Clothing

2. Facial expressions

3. Posture

4. Handshake

5. Body Language

6. Body Odour

7. Body Movement

List #1-9 in your notes. You are about to see photos of 5 people. You will see each photo for 5 seconds only, and then you will write down words which describe your first impression of that person.

Person #1

List your first impressions of person #1

Person #2

First Impressions of Person #2

Person #3

First Impressions of person #3

Person #4

First Impressions of person #4

Person #5

First Impressions of Person #5

What are 1st Impressions Influenced By?

YOUR VALUES e.g. if you value someone who works hard then you may have a poor impression of someone who doesn’t have a job.

2. YOUR BIASES e.g. if you think people shouldn’t try to draw attention to themselves, you might not think highly of someone who has coloured his hair purple.

3. YOUR CULTURAL BACKGROUND This can affect things like personal space, handshake, etc.