ABSTRACT
It is incumbent on the interviewer to make a realistic evaluation of the candidate to ensure the fit for the position on hand in terms of experience, skills, qualifications, disposition, values and organisational fit. During the rapport stage of the interview, when the interviewer is developing a base line of behaviour for the candidate, it is important to register how the candidate is holding their shoulders. When the interviewee begins to use an increased number or interrupters, the likelihood of deceit increases. Some individuals have these speech patterns as 'tics' and so there has to be a noticeable difference from the baseline verbal behaviour. There are far fewer verbal clues to indicate fabrication by the candidate than in body language generally. When verbal slips do occur they are really significant and valuable. It is easier to control eye contact, upper body movement and hand to face gestures than it is to control voice pitch, fluency changes and verbal response times.
