16 psychological tricks that will help you ace a job interview

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Make yourself seem more likable, competent, and hirable.

Although in the moment they might seem larger than life, interviewers are people just like you.

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That means they're susceptible to the same psychological preferences and cognitive biases that affect the rest of us.

To help you get into your interviewer's head and learn what they want to see in a candidate, we rounded up a list of science-backed strategies to make yourself seem more likable, competent, and ultimately hirable.