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August 29, 2004

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D.J. Burrough
Special for the Republic

Body language talks

It has an impact right from the beginning, because every bit of information that we get says that the first impression is the Number 1 reason that someone doesn't get hired," said Linda Baugh, president of American Career Executives in Phoenix.

You want to maintain eye contact with the interviewer, but not so much that it turns into a staring contest, say career experts. Try to avoid sitting straight across from the interviewer, better to sit at a slight angle so that you have right eye to right eye contact, Baugh said.

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