ABSTRACT
Horror stories about interviews abound amongst teachers - staffroom lore on this part of job seeking is particularly rich. Many people come away from an interview feeling that they have not done justice to themselves; others that the interviewers were incompetent; while others feel resentful that the panel came to the wrong decision about whom to offer the job. Having passed the major hurdle in the selection process and gained an interview it is vital that one don't throw away one's chance of getting the job at this stage. The main ways in which people communicate non-verbally in an interview situation are: facial expressions including eye contact; movements and gestures; and body posture. Outside of teaching this will most often consist of a battery of tests, usually psychometric tests, to determine an applicant's personality and aptitudes. Analogous test is to simulate a particular situation such as might be encountered in the job itself and observe how each candidate behaves.
