Sawyer Ohman

CMM110-A

11/13/23

I found the passage about greetings and maintaining a tone specific to the workplace to go hand and hand together. These concepts can be applied to any interview, job opportunity, or even an interaction with a new person. Getting to know someone almost always starts with a shake of the hand and a brief “hello my name is” statement. This is how most people begin a relationship, after their brief introductions if there is a power imbalance it is often made apparent very quickly. From an outside perspective it can be noted rather easily but from within an interview it doesn’t always feel that way for both parties. The interviewer maintains the power in most situations, asking the questions they are leading the conversation and trying to bring out key information. From the perspective of students it is hard to imagine the Interviewer being of less power since we are generally the ones being asked the questions. It is true however, some interviewers have very limited choices in these situations, the power is in the hands of the interviewee. They can choose to withhold information, based on the information given the interviewer will still have to make a decision whether to hire or not.