Portfolio: Handshake Etiquette Guide

Today we are going to be discussing and demonstrating proper handshake etiquette.  I will be giving you a handout that you will keep in your portfolio as a reminder of proper technique.

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Keep in mind that when you are looking for a job, you have to get over a series of hurdles:

1. You have to submit the proper paperwork (resume', cover letter, application, etc.)
2. You have to be vetted by the hiring manager
3. You get asked to a job interview
4. You meet the interviewer (first impressions are important)
5. You get through the interview successfully
6. Sometimes you get asked for a second interview

If you trip at any of those hurdles, someone else will pass you up.  That being said, take a look at Step 4 above.  If you dress poorly, have messed up hair, aren't groomed well, smell bad, etc. you will probably not fare well in the interview.  If you show up looking great and then you give a really horrible handshake, you can complete lose all of the progress you made by looking good.  First impressions are important.