The one question she did volunteer a lot of information about was her up-bringing and that was all highly irrelevant.

Before we move on, there's something else I wanted to point out and that was the way Anita moved. As she came into the room, she sidled nervously up to the desk and wasn't quite sure whether to shake hands, sit down or what to do and kept looking nervously around her.

Throughout the interview, she fidgeted about and kept twiddling the strap on her handbag, which she clutched tightly to herself.

Furthermore, she sat on the edge of her seat with hunched shoulders and a tense look on her face, all of which indicates to the interviewer she is someone who can't handle pressure and responsibility and who appears indecisive and unsure.

You have to remember that you've got about 10 or 15 minutes to show what you're made of, and no matter how good you are normally, it's in these vital minutes, that you must project the right image.

Now we'll take a look at another interview and see what conclusions can be drawn from that one.

In this excerpt, Louise Simpson is being interviewed for a job with a book publishing firm by Audrey Maguire of personnel.

I'm Louise Simpson. Sit down please, Miss Simpson, I'm Andrey Maguire. How do you do?

When you came in, did you happen to notice all the building work going on? Yes, I did. Well, that's our new office extension and we're moving there within the month, so that's where you'd be working.

Yes, I did read about it in the prospectus you sent me about the firm. I'm sure you're looking forward to the move. Indeed, yes,