Interview Prep · True or False
Is it true that if there are three interviewers in the room, you should only make eye contact with the person who asked the question?
False. Look at the person who asked, but share eye contact with all panel members to keep everyone engaged.
Every panel member scores you, so addressing only the questioner leaves the others evaluating a conversation they were excluded from.
Treating the question asker as the only audience, which quietly disengages the people whose votes also count.
This scenario is one of 500 in the Skillful Interview Prep track. Each card states a situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.
- Answer
- False
- Track
- Interview Prep
- Topics
- panel-interviews, body-language
Also asked as
Where do i look in a panel interview? How do i handle eye contact with multiple interviewers? How do i keep a whole panel engaged?
The scenario in full
If there are three interviewers in the room, you should only make eye contact with the person who asked the question.
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that if there are three interviewers in the room, you should only make eye contact with the person who asked the question?
False. Look at the person who asked, but share eye contact with all panel members to keep everyone engaged.
Where do i look in a panel interview?
False. Look at the person who asked, but share eye contact with all panel members to keep everyone engaged. Every panel member scores you, so addressing only the questioner leaves the others evaluating a conversation they were excluded from.
How do i handle eye contact with multiple interviewers?
False. Look at the person who asked, but share eye contact with all panel members to keep everyone engaged. Every panel member scores you, so addressing only the questioner leaves the others evaluating a conversation they were excluded from.
How do i keep a whole panel engaged?
False. Look at the person who asked, but share eye contact with all panel members to keep everyone engaged. Every panel member scores you, so addressing only the questioner leaves the others evaluating a conversation they were excluded from.
Where does this interview prep question come from?
It is one of 500 scenarios in the Skillful Interview Prep track. Each card states a realistic situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.
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