If you want to get the best from your applicants, you can help yourself by building up trust and encouraging openness.

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Here’s six tips for better interviews:

• Arrange the room layout
  Sit at adjacent sides to a table; avoid direct across-the-desk positions, alternatively dispense with a table altogether.

• Maintain intermittent eye contact

• Look positive and interested

• Show concern, surprise, amusement
  reflect emotional responses, facial expression and tone of voice.

• Sit forward at times, work at the desk with the candidate when appropriate
  use space and body posture.

• Leave silence
  when the candidate needs to reflect over issues.