What Your Handshake Reveals

[BABY1]

Like the saying goes, you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. And when that first impression relies on a handshake, you’d better do it right.
From a recent blog in the Wall Street Journal, the art of the job interview handshake was addressed and the research goes on to reveal, “… a well-executed handshake is itself a conscientious act.” In other words, weak or wimpy and you can forget about round two. But firm and dedicated, that’s the way to go.

[mtnmedic]

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Weak and wimpy with no eye contact flat lander handshake,..I hate that ! they clutch their hazelnut lattes or blackberries tighter than that. for me it's an instant deal breaker.

[FUZO]

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I USUALY GRAB A TIGHT HAND SHAKE. iVE HAND PEOPLE WHO WOULD GRAB IT REAL HARD JUST TRY TO IMPRESS ME

[Gordo]

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Shaking hands is part of my everyday routine and let me tell you, their are so many limp wristed people out there, it is disgusting. I always take the stance that the wimpier the handshake, the harder I squeeze and hold it as long as they will let me!

[jipped genes]

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i hate when a guy clamps down before i am docked fully in the handshake. and he grabs my fingers.

dammit wait for the "V" of my pointer finger and my thumb hits your "V".

[Dzone]

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dudes that try to put you in a death grip are pathetic...fukin joke if you have to do that to try and scare someone...in the day, if someone did that to me in a bar, I was ready for a bar fight. people can be real dickheads, especially in bars. we should do a whole thread on bars

[horsepwr]

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A handshake says allot.
I sometimes use my left hand as well. I forget why, or what that means. I read about different handshakes yrs ago.

[Dzone]

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if I am eating dinner, I try to fist bump, since you dont know if that guy had that hand pickin his ass two minutes earlier

[skinnyman]

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ever get the wet clammy handshake? It's like sqeezing a fish.

i interview alot of folks and sometimes their nerves must get to them. eewww

[rc10j1]

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gotta have a firm shake and look a man in the eyes.

[JsJs24]

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gotta have a firm shake and look a man in the eyes.

Yessir, gotta look em in the eyes. If someone doesn't do that I don't trust them. I always shake the hand firm and repeat their name if introducing myself. It is much easier to remember a name that way. Also, look them in the eye hard. Don't look away the entire time you're talking to them.

[BABY1]

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ALways make full eye contact. It gets quite intimidating for some!