Okay, we know everyone adores you anyways, but even you Brad Pitts and Angelina Jolie’s can’t get everything you want on looks alone.  Sure, some of that physical attraction counts, but what counts even more is your subliminal body language.  Even if people don’t realize it, this is the thing that creates the vibes people love.

Here are 5 ways to get people hooked on you in one sitting.

1. Maintain Good Eye Contact

Eye Contact is huge.  Imagine talking to someone who never looked at you, not even once.  Rather, they scanned the room with their eyes: the walls, the floor, the ceiling—anything but you.  Would you feel like they were listening?  Even an unusually long look in the other direction would throw the whole conversation off.

Good eye contact establishes rapport.  The listener should be giving more eye contact than the person speaking, as if receiving the information not simply by listening but through sight as well, which is sort of what is going on with all the body language involved.

Be careful, though, being too intense can have the opposite effect.  Try to maintain good contact throughout about 70% of the conversation.  Gentleman, the ladies are a lot better about making eye contact when listening, so if you’re having issues watch the way they do it.  Many have it down to an art.

2. Posture: Not the Time to Practice Your Gangster Lean

A confident, able individual has good posture, and a slouch creates the impression that you are unorganized, unambitious, and undisciplined.  Good posture says a lot about someone, so this is something you should work on long before you walk into an interview.  Use posture exercises to learn how to master this skill.

Also, a good listener leans towards the speaker, as if trying to get closer.  This is a temporary submissive gesture to ease the exchange of ideas.  Don’t get so far up in their grill that they can diagnose your halitosis; just lean forward a bit as if making a conscious effort to hear their words.

When its your turn to speak, remain in a more neutral position.  Don’t lean back as if you own the place or you might seem unnecessarily arrogant.  Sit up straight and save the leaning for when you’re listening.

3. Nod Your Head

Keeping your chin up and head level is a good way to convey inner confidence.  When you are listening, tilt your head slightly and as long as you agree with what they are saying, give an occasional nod to show that you are following along.  If you do not agree with something, be careful about nodding to show you are listening, because it is generally regarded as a signal of consensus.

This is another area where women do better than men.  It really does pay to watch a woman’s body language at work, fellas—they are much better at expressing themselves physically than we are.  And they are fabulous listeners.

Watch a female social butterfly at work.  Great eye contact, the nodding head, and leaning in towards the speaker—they seem to have it down to an art but it simply comes natural to them.

4. Flash A Nice, Toothy Grin

An animated face is an important part of being appealing.  No one likes to talk with someone who seems to have a somber mood, never smiles, and conveys no personality with their expressions.  Don’t go with the orangutan look or the cheeseburger grin, but when you smile, smile with enthusiasm.  The last thing you want to do is fake your emotions, as it is impossible to force a smile with your eyes, but think of it as wearing your emotions on the outside.

Show off those pearly whites too; just make sure you pick that big green chunk of wheat grass out from between your two front teeth before the interview.  This is not a good way to show your boss you are getting your veggies.

5. Proximity

Standing closer to someone also creates rapport, but this is a dangerous one because getting too close too quick will make many people extremely uncomfortable.  It’s best to try closing the distance naturally a little at a time and judge their reaction.

This can be really tricky in intercultural communication.  Americans, for instance, tend to keep a lot more distance between each other when speaking while certain cultures in the middle east will often get right up in your face.

If they start stepping backwards, do not try to close the gap again—you may even want to step back a little yourself to show you’re not trying to overcompensate and that you know the boundaries have been crossed.  If they turn and start running towards the nearest exit—please don’t chase them.  They do not want to play.

This is just a brief run-down of some ways body languages convey messages to the people we meet. If you want to bring an edge to an interview like no other applicant can, saying more is not the key, at least not with your lips.  But a simple change in body language can create a lasting impression that doesn’t go away.

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Seth Godin, known as the “Ultimate Entrepreneur of the Information Age,” says, “I define “sheepwalking” as the outcome of hiring people who have been raised to be obedient and giving them a braindead job and enough fear to keep them in line.”  What he describes is the employee I call “The Refugee.”  For refugees, their job is nothing more than a way to keep a roof over their heads and save themselves from the hardship of reality (sound familiar?).  But a new kind of employee I call the Navy Seal is emerging, and if you want to make it in today’s world, you have to join their ranks.

Many people call this infiltrator into the millennial workforce the intrapreneur.  A fine representation of the soldier elite among our ranks, the intrapreneur is an entrepreneur born in an employee’s body.  Perhaps they want the security of a solid paycheck over their head and the solid rungs of a corporate ladder to climb rather than investing their energy into a business that may or may not succeed, but whatever keeps them on the payroll, these super-employees think about their job a lot different than the average citizen.  And in the end, their salary reflects this dedication.

If you want to succeed in the future workforce, this is the mentality you need to cultivate.  Forward-thinking firms are embracing that soldier employee who will carry the torch and doesn’t need a pacifier or a blankie to make it through the workweek—think Bourne Identity meets Office Space.

Like an elite solider, the new office worker sets their site on goals and pushes forward with an intensity that would make a drill sergeant proud.  In order to secure their future, they work extra hours and push themselves beyond the limit, often without even asking for over time pay.

For an intrapreneur, their career is a business.  They carefully form networks within and without the company, cultivating the kinds of relationships needed to make things happen.  They strive for change within a company, and I’m not talking about getting a better coffee maker, I’m talking about the kinds of changes that put a company’s profit through the roof and carve out a competitive edge in their respective industry.  Industry-shaking changes.

They actively seek opportunities to innovate and expand, taking their employer’s assets as seriously as if they owned them themselves.  An intrapreneur recognizes something many modern employees have simply never grasped—no matter where we choose to focus our energy in order to get bread on the table, we are directly responsible for our results and the name we build for ourselves.

The typical Refugee doesn’t stand a chance against this type of go-getter. We’re not just talking about a more productive worker; we are talking about a freak of nature.

Okay, before I scare you back under that rock you crawled out from under, all hope is not lost.  You can be the new employee too, and in fact, I would stress that in the new economy, if you want to work in the corporate world, you absolutely must become that freak of nature.

Doesn’t sound like too much fun to be the terminator in your organization?  Reconsider.  The me me me psychology we have bought into the new millennium does not lead to the good life self-esteem advocates claim.  In fact, what that kind of narcissism and self-involvement leads to is depression, and your constant focus on what you are going to get out of every situation is alienating at best.

What a human being thrives on is change and personal growth.  Achievement.  Our parents may have taught us to “just do the best we can” and do “whatever makes us happy,” but what that kind of thinking does is breed laziness and a weak drive.  Achievement builds good habits for future achievements, gives you a sense of worth and provides a purpose in what could otherwise be a meaningless life.

We are on the brink of a drastic change in absolutely every single aspect of the way we do business and conduct our professional lives.  The new economy has arrived.  The recession has hit everyone, but it has hit no one like the corporations we love to hate, who ironically also sustained our cush lifestyles and provided for our futures for so long.

The way we did business in the past was simply inefficient.  Due to a lax education system and lax hiring processes in our companies, slackers who knew how to talk were getting the good jobs.  And they became slacker employees sitting around playing around on Facebook and watching porn on YouTube.  Employers inadvertently encouraged the bad habits we learned in school—such as cramming for game day and then returning to just getting by after it was over.

But businesses are wising up to the Refugee mentality.  Now, they are changing the way they make hiring decisions.  Now, doing things like telling an employer your ideal job provides a steady paycheck and job security is about as bad as strolling in with your sleeping bag and a cardboard sign that says, “Will Pretend to Work for Food.”

They know the old worker doesn’t give a damn about what the businesses’ goals are.  It’s nothing more than something to snicker about after employee pep talks, much like young kids talking behind their teacher’s back.  But the old employee is fast becoming old news.

Tighter times means tightening up the loose ends, which means hiring employees who deliver and firing employees who don’t, as well as learning to recognize the characteristics so those types don’t get hired again.  And so the soldier advances.

You are in training.  You are training to live the life of your dreams.  And if you want that dream to become a reality, it’s time to become a Navy Seal.  Start cultivating the habits right now or you will be facing a harsh reality six months from now, waking up jobless and still nursing your parent’s financial nipple, possibly even living in their basement.

Take your future into your own hands.  Take your organization into your own hands.  Not only will your current employer recognize your energy and reward you, at least in the long run, but when interviewing, if you are serious about cultivating this mindset, prospective employers will sense that vibe.  This is what the best firms are looking for.  Send the video-game playing cubicle rats home where they can complain about how outsourcing ruined their lives or how corporate America took away the umbilical cord.

This is what we are about here at InterviewMasterminds.com.  We have the tools and techniques to help you establish this Navy Seal intraprenuer type of mindset.

By employing the most revolutionary findings in the fields of neuro-linguistic programming and motivational psychology, we can teach you to leverage your brain and the power of subconscious social interaction to establish lifelong habits for success.

A new way of thinking.  A new way of working.  A new way of life.  Your world is about to change.  Welcome to boot camp, folks—we’ll give you everything you need to be the ultimate employee.

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So you finally got your lazy ass out of bed, shook off some hangovers, and landed yourself an amazing job any less-than would be ecstatic to have.  Only you forgot one thing…it takes work to have a job.  Shit!  Slap yourself right now because that monthly paycheck and guaranteed roof over your head just made your life a living hell.  Off to Facebook to let off some of your steam, but while you’re there, get more creative.  Thanks to the power of social media, it’s easier than ever to get rid of that annoying career and go straight back to loserville.

Here’s 5 powerful techniques to use those lightning-fast social networks to become unemployed just as fast.

1. Heckle Your Manager’s Mistake—Who the hell thought it was a good idea to hire you anyhow? Get on Twitter and let the world know how much of a douche bag they were for doing it.  Someone on there is bound to pick up your tweet and catch your colleague’s mistake.  This happened to one woman who got hired by Cisco and announced to the web, “Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work.”  Hey, you’re doing them a favor by wasting your time pointing out flaws in their evaluation system—a quick hire and fire.

2. Call your boss a “pervy (sic) wanker”—Now this bright young mind was on to something.  We have a thing for terms like pervvy wanker, and it turns out they’re quite effective.  That’s exactly what one British lady decided to call her boss on Facebook for giving her “shit work” all the time.  Damn that job—oh well, mission accomplished.  Seems she didn’t realize two things—1. She added the perv when she was still happy about landing her new position, and 2. The perv was actually gay.  Only two strikes needed.  Smart girl.  No more “shit work” for her.

3. A bad temper and loose lips are another great way to get prematurely fired, and thanks to social networking you can get the word out about your resentment way faster than your circle of friends ever could.  Getting fired has never been so easy.  Your boss making stupid policy changes that piss you off?  Don’t hold all that resentment inside.  Add all your co-workers and rant and rave about it online.

John Gonzalez, a Philadelphia Eagles employee thought it would be a good idea to let everyone know the team was “retarted” when they let Brian Dawkins go.  If only they could make breaking up with your spouse this easy.

4. Okay, we all have those days when we get mysteriously “ill” and land a free day off work.  Next thing you know you’re hanging out on the beach, drinking Coronas to get rid of a hangover—we think of it as picking up where you left off.  But while you’re at it—why not make your vacation last all year?  Tell everyone on Facebook about the sly one you pulled on your boss and they’ll likely be so impressed they’ll let you have recess every day.  Better yet—post some pictures of your party to rub it in!  An employee of Anglo Irish Bank named Kevin Colvin did this and let his employers know his “family emergency” was really a big Halloween bash.

5. If that doesn’t do it, it might be time to get more creative.  Good thing you majored in photography.  One thing I always thought would be a great idea if I ever found myself working at a fast food restaurant is take a hot tub in the big sink after everyone went home.  Of course, in order for this one to work right, you better take some photos and plaster them across MySpace.  A couple girls in Redding, CA had the same great idea as me and got a quick ticket to freedom and national fame.  Awesome thinking, girls!

So you got a job you didn’t want.  No problem—ruin it for yourself and give the rest of us a chance to do something with our lives.  Now that you’ve come to terms with why you’ve been a jobless loser for so long, get rid of the inconvenience and regain your freedom while the rest of us use social media and silly things like successful careers to work in our favor.

Post pictures of your adventures while we’re busy working, and we’ll send cash every once in a while for making us laugh and reminding us why we work so hard.

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