Why are the First Five Minutes of a Job Interview So Important?

                The first five minutes of a job interview can tell a lot about the person being interviewed. They can show the interviewer if the interviewee is nervous or not. They can also show the interviewer how fast this person adapts to pressure and to the new environment he/she is in.

                There are a lot of things that the person being interviewed thinks about as he/she is sitting down and getting ready to answer questions. He/she might not be too focused and might get nervous and therefore end up answering the questions badly. What happens during the first five minutes of the job interview will affect the rest of the interview.


                If the person being interviewed starts well, he/she will probably provide good answers and will end up having a good interview. If this person fails to make a good start, he/she will start getting nervous and will eventually lose control of the interview. In this case, the rest of the interview will continue to go badly unless this person makes a few changes to the way he is handling this interview.

                 The first five minutes of a job interview is important for the reasons discussed above. It is basically the first impression you can give to the person interviewing you, which means that you need to handle these five minutes correctly and avoid making mistakes in order to give the interviewer a good first impression about you. What happens in the first five minutes of an interview will have a huge effect on the rest of the interview.