Office Small Talk Is Essential

If you’re looking forward to stepping up your presence and influence in your workplace, then try making small talk with your coworkers. It’s a necessary social practice that can build rapport, which then turns to trust. Licensed career coach Jamie Terran details on building rapport through office small talk: 

“Rapport is the feeling that allows you to extend a deadline, or overlook smaller mistakes, because it makes it easy for you to remember we’re only human. Right or wrong, building rapport through interaction with colleagues could be the thing that gets you the promotion or keeps you in the role you’re in.”

Building rapport applies when you’re interviewing, too. People hire people they want to work with, not necessarily who’s perfect for the job. Engaging in small talk with your interviewer helps make a positive impression.

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