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Proper sitting posture during interview
Started by CavsFan2016
I do this when I have to pee
How does that not crunch your 
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??It is not ok for a guy to cross his legs like that, period.
Really? I've certainly seen professional men do that.
I really hope it's okay for females to cross their legs, because I literally don't think I can sit without doing so.
Just sit up straight. Cross your legs if you want to. Just be professional.
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Dwight would stand
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I was told to sit like this basically - you guys really think this is unacceptable?
Thats an inpromptu talk show "interview" done by someone as a favor to whoevers show it is; this interview is a favor to you that could determine whether youre a doctor or a premed washout.
You should do that 100% of the time directly at the interviewer while he or she is speaking. It's a dirty little secret of the medical community.
you guys are savage - a simple 'no' would have sufficed lmao
Alongside everything else, remember: don't make prolonged eye contact or bare your teeth. They're signs of aggression.
True. Easier to subdue opponent and escape from bears.
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Eh, to an extent. I once had an interviewer slouch the entire time, fidget around in his/her chair, and walked out of the room-- during the damn interview. At the end, I was told it was a test to see if I would break compusure and how I dealt under pressure. Extreme case? Maybe. But don't always mirror.
don't subscribe so much to gender norms. i am a straight male and i always cross my legs like this. in fact, i did so during an interview at a school to which i was accepted.
with that being said, however, i would not cross my legs at all if there were only open space between me and the interview (i.e. no desk). if there is something obscuring the view of your legs, i think it's completely acceptable--just don't slouch and look uninterested. i personally lean forward when i cross my legs so i'd imagine i appear to be more engaged
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I'm sitting across a big conference table from you. How am I going to see what you do with your legs?????
Stop overthinking this.
Stop overthinking this.
Goro always with the straight no-nonsense answer to put me in my place. Thank you, Goro, I will stop overthinking things.
I try not to focus on the pain
Most of the interviews I have had were in rooms with chairs facing each other. No big conference table to hide behind.
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Are we that socially inept that we have to ask for instructions on how to sit in a chair?
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How do i chair?
Doesn't matter who you are, there are way more significant things in your application and interview to focus on before worrying about what yoga positions are and aren't okay to do in the chair at an interview.
I would disagree. Posture, body language, and clothes compose a large portion of how initial perceptions are made. Being tight on all those things helps with rapport building which is necessary for the interaction to go in your favor.
Unless interviews are to make sure that you can hold a convo in which case it wouldn't matter.
You wouldn't wear a yellow suit or a tux t to an interview, so why wouldnt you want to make sure your body language is not sending bad juju.
OP people are clearly screwing around with you-- take it from someone who has done quite a few interviews-- you sit with the chair turned around-- that way when they throw coffee cups and pencils at you-- you have a built-in defense. Works like a charm.
When I interviewed once for a research program I swear to god they put me at the tail end of a long lunch table thing with my interviewer at the head of it.
I was interviewing from like 15 feet away!!
Unless you're slamming your shoes down on top of their desk and lighting a cigar, I don't think they'll take much notice. Facing the person, good eye contact, and the occasional smile is really all you need in terms of body language.
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You would be surprised.
Interviewer: Tell us about yourself.
Varys: I was castrated during a blood magic ritual
*interviewer frivolously takes notes*
Just so you guys know, I did not cross my legs at the interview. It was a game-time decision, and I went with what felt comfortable. Thanks for the advice everyone, this thread really helped answer one of the more difficult cruxes in my life.
I sit like that a lot, but I wouldn't sit like that at an interview. Too casual.
This was me at my first interview. A little bit too comfortable...
You must have really sped through your college coursework to be interviewing at such a young age. Great work!
I do it all the time. No rejections yet...
Ive been told this before. I still do it and have had zero problems. All interviews went well.
