Body Language for Interviews

Body Language for Interviews

From The Job Hunting Podcast by Renata Bernarde

March 24, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 331

About this episode

Linda Clemons discusses the importance of body language in interviews and how it affects candidates' performance.

Episode 331 - Your experience may speak for itself on paper, but in interviews your body language is speaking too. Linda Clemons shares practical ways to project confidence, warmth, and authority so experienced professionals can perform better in interviews, networking events, and high-stakes conversations. In Episode 331 of The Job Hunting Podcast , I speak with Linda Clemons about body language, executive presence, and the ways experienced professionals are often misread in interviews. Our conversation explores how stress shows up physically, why long tenure can mask unhelpful communication habits, and what candidates can do to present themselves with greater clarity, warmth, and authority. Experienced professionals often assume that interview performance is mainly determined by the strength of their track record and the quality of their answers. That assumption makes sense. After all, senior candidates are usually selected for interview because their credentials already suggest competence. Yet many still leave the process confused by the outcome. They feel they answered well, understood the brief, and showed relevant experience, but did not turn the opportunity into an offer…

People in this episode

Host: Renata Bernarde

Guest: Linda Clemons

Topics covered

  • body language
  • interviews
  • executive presence
  • communication
  • professional development

Keywords

  • body language
  • interview tips
  • confidence
  • communication skills
  • professional presence

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