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- flashingcurser, on 09/26/2008, -0/+65"You are completely unqualified to be a neurosurgeon, but dammit, you have a great handshake"
"Welcome aboard!" - jeebodon, on 09/26/2008, -0/+60"A complete, firm grip, eye contact and a vigorous up-and-down movement, said Stewart."
Yet another example of how context can change everything... - freshyill, on 09/26/2008, -0/+45*****, I wasted thousands of dollars getting educated.
- uskomaton, on 09/26/2008, -2/+43Burried for "handshake experts".
- inactive, on 09/26/2008, -2/+39This is why I hate job interviews. All they can do is make you hire less qualified people, since it's basically just a personality test.
- Jeepinator, on 09/26/2008, -7/+39I hate limp ass handshakes. I actually do notice and remember them. It does say something about the kind of person you are. I don't think I've ever really liked someone who gave me one of those half-assed shakes.
- leerayIG88, on 09/26/2008, -0/+28what a douche.
- Farmer77, on 09/26/2008, -0/+26I remember the King of the Hill episode where Hank Hill was going to vote Bush for president, but after he shook hands with him, Hank had his reservations because Bush gave him a limp handshake. This was a real episode.
- highwebl, on 09/26/2008, -0/+25Handshakes are only a symbolic form of antiquated dominance game. I like to knock down my interviewer and pee on them. Now that establishes job competency.
- inactive, on 09/26/2008, -1/+23There's no such thing as having "no personality," unless you're dead, of course. Just because someone is more socially introverted than others, that doesn't necessarily mean they can't functionally interact with other people on a professional level.
- Stupidumb, on 09/26/2008, -8/+25I glimpsed the title and read that as hand-job scientists. Now that I've read it, I'm not iterested in the article itself. Someone please direct me to hand-job scientists.
- leerayIG88, on 09/26/2008, -0/+16What about a handjob? Will that seal the deal?
- o0joshua0o, on 09/26/2008, -1/+16I know some people who are very good at their jobs who have terrible personalities.
- ColonelJessup, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1599% of diggers probably have great handshakes and don't even know it! All that late night fapping is good for something after all!
- ligyron, on 09/26/2008, -1/+15I hate over-the-top hand shakes. 80% of the guys I shake hands with try to crush your hand like they're trying to prove something. It's really obvious and annoying and shows that they're insecure. People that are truely confident in themselves and abilities give a regular hand shake that's not limp and not gripping
- inactive, on 09/26/2008, -2/+14resumes, cover letters, and interviews are unreliable predictors of a good candidate
- auhem, on 09/26/2008, -0/+12What a misleading article title. It just says that better qualified people tend to have firm handshakes, not the other way around
- bicyclethief, on 09/26/2008, -1/+12A limp wrist wins them over every time.
- flashingcurser, on 09/26/2008, -0/+11Craigslist is good place to start.
- inactive, on 09/26/2008, -5/+16But personality is important, sadly. You will be working with other people who have personalities and if you have none, then you will not last long and there is no point in hiring you.
- chubbybubba, on 09/26/2008, -0/+11A weak Fist Bump is key to landing a spot as a salad tosser in the prison cafeteria.
- 8200k, on 09/26/2008, -1/+10I have heard that most politicians have weak handshakes because they shake hands with lots of people everyday and you never know if the person has arthritis or a hand injury where a firm grip could aggravate the condition. I shook hands with a guy with arthritis once and brought tears to his eyes (i didn't know), he tried to play it off but you could tell he was in pain for a while afterward.
Not that i want to defend Bush in any way. - inactive, on 09/26/2008, -0/+9I still don't get why everybody doesn't just test people.
I've worked in only two places that did that. And they were the only two places where absolutely everybody was competent. Everybody knew what they were doing and did it well. Half of them didn't have a degree in their field, too. - fuckingusername, on 09/26/2008, -1/+10 99% scientists say this article is a load of crap
- eastwood24, on 09/26/2008, -1/+9In the land of no armed men, the one handed man is king.
- MistrBrownstone, on 09/26/2008, -1/+9Agreed, I prefer the full-assed shake
- thcobbs, on 09/26/2008, -1/+9As my grandfather said: "never give a dead fish"
- bigchiefmunkey, on 09/26/2008, -0/+7As much as I agree with this, there is one aspect I don't get. The "vigorous up and down" pumping. I hate that. Firm grasp, eye contact, and maybe one pump. The vigorous pumping is uncomfortable and unnatural. Who does that? heh.
- lisaawesome, on 09/26/2008, -1/+8I hate interviews. I am a quiet person so I feel like I get an unfair shake. I either am myself and the interviewer learns nothing about me or I get to force myself to be more outgoing which I think makes sound stupid because it is not natural. I am a goddamn hard worker though but I don't feel like I'm ever given the chance to show that because I can't get past some silly personality screening. No one I've ever worked with disliked my quiet demeanor. It keeps me out of all the silly office drama and helps me get along with people I really don't like. Even in customer service it works because the customer thinks you care enough to really listen before responding. But in the interview it kills me. I know it is the reason why I haven't gotten several jobs.
- inactive, on 09/26/2008, -1/+8Jesus dude, take it easy on Grandpa.
- phenom2k7, on 09/26/2008, -3/+10I have to agree with you on this. The first time I met my neighbour, I introduced myself and gave him a handshake. All I could remember was how soft his hands were and how weak his handshake was. From this you begin to draw a picture of what this person might be like. It definitely does contribute to how one can be perceived. And to be honest my overall view of this person from that encounter did actually sum him up quite well.
- FightTest, on 09/26/2008, -3/+10The only thing worse than the limp handshake is the guy who won't let go. You give them the firm handshake, then loosen your grip expecting them to let go.. and they just hang on. So you're caught in this limbo where you're either left giving them the limp or you re-squeeze and end up giving them some sort of awkward hand masssage.
- wonderworm, on 09/26/2008, -0/+6This article and it's wholly incorrect conclusion is why we have stupid people in the world and why people still believe Moses parted the Red Sea.
The handshake is simply a trait naturally expressed by more gregarious and engaging candidates. It is not what wins the interview but merely the side effect. What won the interview was the entire interview and the personality of the applicant. Take a boring, timid or obnoxious personality and teach them how to give a good handshake and they will still be hired far less than the confident and engaging, popular personality candidate with a less perfect handshake.
The better advice would be to write an article on how to exude confidence, friendliness, and responsibility throughout the interview. A handshake means nothing if you bomb the rest. - EtherGnat, on 09/26/2008, -0/+6I'm not sure why you're dugg down. As is often the case they've shown correlation with no attempt to show causation. It's entirely possible, and even likely, that being confident and prepared (two valuable skills) and other factors leads people to give better handshakes.
Certainly it can't hurt to work on your handshake, because first impressions are important, but I doubt it's a serious factor in whether you get a job. Certainly this study (as reported, anyway) didn't prove that. - DonCreech, on 09/26/2008, -1/+7I'd like to propose an additional study for proper bitchslap techniques directed towards anyone involved in funding or participating in something this completely inane.
- AnarkeIncarnate, on 09/26/2008, -0/+6It still depends on how you shake it
- inactive, on 09/26/2008, -1/+7Which is why I'd just like to be the mad scientist they keep locked in the basement lab...
- eddy23170, on 09/26/2008, -0/+6lol...or the "finger-crunch" ...you miscalculate distance and such and you end up shaking their balled up fingers. Bad form...I accidentally did this to a female pianist once....not good
- bstew22, on 09/26/2008, -1/+6serious douche.
- chester27, on 09/26/2008, -0/+5http://www.theonion.com/content/node/41244
Oh. - inactive, on 09/26/2008, -1/+6What do you want to do? Have your handjobs evaluated?
- 8200k, on 09/26/2008, -0/+5He was in his late 30s and did not look frail at all.
- WiretapStudios, on 09/26/2008, -0/+5I think some playboy bunnies are out of work in another article...
- RoboDonut, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4Suppose a major car manufacturer is interviewing two different applicants. One is extremely intelligent, the other has a great personality.
Which one would you rather have designing the brake system in your car? - nickcommie, on 09/26/2008, -2/+6So much so that you write a paragraph about him on digg? I bet you think of him while jerking off at night and then silently crying yourself to sleep, too...
- WiretapStudios, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4Are you sure it was his hand you were shaking?
- ligyron, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4So your hiring process is basically designed to weed out the mentally retarded?
- SheriffJWPepper, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4I'm sure there are plenty of guys on Digg that can deliver a strong handshake with their strong hand that has the bulging muscles from the years of jacking off.
- Stupidumb, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4*****! You read people's minds?! Well, since you can, then you know that's what I initially thought. Why are you lying in this comment and saying I "didn't read it as that"?
Besides that, though, I don't think handjob humor is "radical" in the sense that it's drastically different or original. I think handjob humor is radical in the ninja turtles sense.
Even if I didn't see it that way, what's wrong with pandering (fancy word, tough guy) to the digg audience? We can't make jokes anymore?
Nice try on being an internet "I'm all growed up" hero.
Go yell at some clouds while we laugh at masturbation experimentation. -
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