So I got a call from the Forever 21 downtown asking if I'd be down for a group interview on Monday. Naturally, I said yes, but I'm not sure how to succeed in a group interview! Does anyone have advice on acing those?
Run and hide in the deepest corner of the room, then yell for help. Also, answer slowly. Take your time and don't let them pressure you with many questions one after the other. Take care to make your answers soft (not hard-core 'this is the only possible thing'). If they do start the 'everyone asking you things at once' thing - bail. It's not a place you want to work.
Try to look like you're paying attention to what the other candidates say, and remember names if at all possible: this indicates that you're a team player and are likely to work well in a group environment. Open posture, mirroring the hiring manager if possible. I cannot adequately emphasize the importance of posture for allistics/psychic monkeys. Sitting up straight but not rigid and don't cross your arms, if you're not familiar with more nuanced forms of posture-as-communication. Don't interrupt, but also try to be the first person to answer if questions are addressed to your group collectively and you have an answer: this indicates that you're a self-starter. Congrats on the interview, and good luck!
This might be a dumb question, but do you perhaps know of any, like...online guides on body language? I'm shit at it. And thanks for the well-wishes!
I watched this with the sound off because we're watching Fringe, but the body language is solid. I'm not sure about any guides? I know I've read a few articles over the years, but I wouldn't be able to track them down. And it'd be a lot to learn, especially before the interview! I'd probably focus on trying to do some mirroring and trying not to visibly stim. But, like, when you get to it or if you want to start now, psych articles about body language and rapport would probably be a decent place to start, or discomfort indicators, or conversational distance in different cultures.
