Barbara Corcoran once hired someone 'within the first 5 or 6 seconds' of a job interview—here's why via CNBCMakeIt
Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran has been a judge the ABC hit show "Shark Tank" for more than nine seasons. And having invested millions of dollars in startups out of the hundreds of pitches she's seen on the show, Corcoran knows a lot about the power of first impressions.
But that doesn't just apply to entrepreneurs pitching their products on "Shark Tank," but also to candidates pitching themselves at job interviews. At the time, Corcoran had a very small office with a staff of less than seven people:"When you walk inside, you're standing in the middle of all the action, with everybody surrounding you," she noted.
Almost instantly, he landed the job."All it took was about five or six seconds for me to make my decision," Corcoran said, adding that she was simply amazed by the fact that he was super polished, polite and thought carefully about how he came across to others.In the blog post, Corcoran also elaborated on her four rules to making a good first impression:
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