Your True North
How
do upi whether the person your are interviewing is credible? How can we know they
are credible within seconds of meeting them?
Think
about a person in your life who you think is the most credible person you know.
What is it about them that makes you feel absolutely safe in their presence.
You can believe them. What is it about them that makes you feel that way? What
kind of behavior do they demonstrate? What do they say? Are there things they
do with their hands, their body that makes you tell yourself ‘This person has
integrity”?
I call this person your “True North.”
Someone
you trust to be honest, who is authentic and true think how you feel in their
presence. If you have someone like this
in your life, you can recognize what it’s like to be in the presence of someone
who truly demonstrates credibility when you interview them. If you have a “True North,” You can compare
each person you interview against this person and see if it feels as
comfortable and trusting.
“True
North” is a benchmark. Once you know it, you should be able to calibrate within
split seconds that “this feels good” or “something is just not right there.”
When somebody has that credibility factor in first impressions, it typically
feels very safe and comfortable to be with them. There’s authenticity you don’t
get with most people.
