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Articles on effective body language in the office aren’t too hard to find, but what kind of impression are making when you stroll into the door of that all-important interview?

You’ve got your strollers, your texters, and your hustlers, and Vanessa Merit Nornberg of Metal Mafia is here to tell you what signals you’re sending off when you walk that way.

Floater… You are in no particular rush to get where you are going. Hurrying means giving up the chance to contemplate where you are at present, so you prefer to take in your surroundings as you stroll along…You might attribute your meandering to being creative, but in the workplace, it can be (mis)taken for a lack of focus or a disregard for deadlines.

Hustler… You know you are fast because other people are always in your way. You are on a mission and your goal is to get to where you’re going in the shortest time possible…You like to think of yourself as direct, matter-of-fact and hard-working, but professional contacts can also perceive you as too cut-and-dry and even brutal at times.

Full story at Inc.

The psychology behind body language.

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