This affliction — common to billionaires (I'm looking at you Donald Trump)-- shines through from the very beginning of this interview [with the magazine, Technology Review].» (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Nowadays, most interviews require references to be given at the very beginning of the interview, if you have given references to the interviewer, make sure that you call up the reference people and inform them that you have given their names and contact details as references. (job-interview-site.com)
Meanwhile, a 2008 study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that, in mock interviews, students who had a firmer handshake at the beginning of the interview were ultimately perceived as more hireable. (businessinsider.com)