Post: #1

Found this image on LinkedIN.


Here is my analysis, with relations to game:

Common non verbal mistakes:
1. Eye contact - 2/3 fail to make eye contact.
I get it. You are anxious and afraid. Look her in the eye.
This was dealt with so many times.

2. Little knowledge of the company - for me this means "cold reading".
Boosts your value, since you can show that "you know her".

3. Don't smile - for me it's about smiling "adequately" (not all the time, but no strait face all the time).

4. Bad posture - Nothing to add here.

5. Fidget - something that we do unintentionally. Shows that you are nervous.
Use Alpha posture and don't do it.

6. Play with hair/touch their face/cross their arms - same category as fidegeting.

7. Too many hand gestures - It's easy when you "get into the groove" to over do it. Especially true when you are starting. You get excited that it is working. Keep calm.

First impression:
1. The way you dress - Nothing to add here.

2. Quality of voice/grammar/confidence - I think this is more important than the 38% stat that was put there.

3. The words - Again, I think that they are more important than "7%". But less important than the how.

Impact on first impression:
1. Too trendy - my understanding that it is "how you fit the environment".
Running game in a suit at a mall might be the wrong thing to do.
2. Clothes can be a deciding factor - Agreed. That is why "Context is king". If you fail at approaching, and you feel you have a solid approach, check the wardrobe.

I left out the weak handshake, since I fail to see how it apply.

PS
No source on the stats apart from the line stating that the survey had 2000 hiring managers. Needs validation.

Post: #2

For me I found that studying Game helped me more in job interviews, than the other way around.

My guess is that may be true for a lot of guys. The drive to bang beats the drive for some job.

Post: #3

You're selling/promoting yourself in both instances.

"Why should we hire you?"
"Why should I date you?"

Post: #4

1. Eye contact is 60% of the equation. If it's too sharp you're considered aggressive, look around too often and you're inept. The same holds for business.

Post: #5

Abundance mentality and preselection help in the job hunt in similar ways to the bitch hunt. As soon as one recruiter smelled that I was close to getting an offer 2 more came along really fast.

Post: #6

Big difference is that on job interviews you can be the follower, letting the recruiter take the lead. When gaming you obviously need to be in charge.

Post: #7

"We'll call you later" <--- lie

Post: #8

This might sound ridiculous but I watched Donald Trump and other powerful businessmen/statesmen and how they sat whilst talking and facing other people.

During an interview, which I passed well and got the job I might add, I leaned back into my chair and rested my ankle on my knee and didn't fidget. I noticed the difference in vocal ability and lung capacity but at the same time I was relaxed.

Rather than moving into their sphere I kept to my own and I didn't struggle.

Post: #9

I find that my smiling turns girls off somehow. Like a girl will smile at me and then if I smile back I sometimes(often) see them stop smiling because I did that.