This of course in turn can create the false impression that the interviewee is by nature a nervous person, or at least not see them in their best light. "First impressions count" is a term coined from this issue, something that can make interviews and meetings with strangers more nerve-racking than they should be. "Never judge a book by it's cover" was not a phrase created without reason. Even us readers, amongst the best of us, form snap judgements. Perhaps it's a genetic legacy from a time when taking too long to decide if something was dangerous would mean it was the last time you got to make any decision at all. It's something we do all the time, form snap judgements about people and situations, often based on first impressions. Never judge a person till you've walked a mile in their shoes, the late Terry Pratchett might add "because then you're a mile away, and have their shoes".
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