People are emotional tuning forks. If there is a depressed person in the room, those around him will feel depressed. Same thing goes for an upbeat person. And guess who people prefer to be around? That question wasn’t very hard to answer, was it?

Since the interviewing process is all about being as attractive as possible, then our being always positive is critical. For as soon as we turn negative–express bitterness toward a boss or company, express fear or self-doubt–we repel hiring authorities. They don’t want to be around us. They look for someone else to hire.

Since we are emotional tuning forks, and it is critical that we are tuned to a positive frequency, we need to make sure we steer clear of negative people. People who doubt you, doubt the job market, doubt your chances, are filled with fear, anger, bitterness, are people to be avoided. Because their vibration will rub off on us and it will hurt our chances of being hired.