Sentences with phrase «more of a handshake»

But there's less competition and more of a handshake element to the process.

Not exact matches

But how you give a handshake matters more than the simple act of offering your hand to someone you meet.

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.

In one year, Handshake added 60 new school partnerships (including Stanford, Cornell, Wake Forest, University of Chicago, University of Michigan and many more), 300,000 new registered students, 35,000 new registered employers (including 80 % of the Fortune 100 companies), and over 300k job applications (60 % of which are for full time positions).

When Schultz says, «let's meet the parents of our employees in China» — he's talking about more than a few symbolic handshakes.

You start your new life performing odd jobs around town for your cousin — making deliveries and handshake deals — but the pressures of capitalism begin to force Niko (you) toward more illicit activities.

Catholic bishops around the world have been told to make mass more «solemn» by stopping the congregation kissing during the traditional handshake and sign of peace.

«A kind word, a warm smile, and a hearty handshake,» wrote one spokesman in a national Protestant magazine, «is more effective for church strategy in race relations than all of its social and political action programs.»

Church can feel exhausting — there are so many people to talk to, so many handshakes and hugs — and much of what happens at Sunday services seems to be designed for people who are naturally more outgoing, spontaneous and emotive than I am.

However — unless we've completely lost track of who's who — at some point between the handshakes and kick off he slips out of his Sunday best and into something more comfortable.

JOE MADDON Devil Rays manager, after most of his players came down with a flulike bug: «We have to really go to the fist bump today as opposed to the traditional handshake because that's a more sanitary way of showing gratitude or appreciation.»

Verbal commitments carry no more sway than a handshake agreement, but they are ideal for players who want assurance that a scholarship will be there on signing day and for coaches who want to plan the rest of their recruiting class.

Don't know if he unnerstan German (more likely his 2nd lang if he have is Gaelic), but if I was Conno, an someone in my face called me a «mensh» (or whatever), I wouldn't know whether to reach out in the form of a right hook, or a handshake... you might say — «should I blank them, or thank them?»

My husband often recounts the distant, style attributed to Litvish coolness where a father takes leave of his son with no more than a handshake and disciplines with a slap.

«In the face of a more reasonable solution, they're saying, we've got a handshake, we're going ahead with it, and I think [City Council Speaker] Christine Quinn is just doing the mayor's bidding.

International diplomacy is, it seems, little more than a succession of polite faces - handshakes, kissing cheeks, delighted expressions - punctuated by conversations in which the main aim is to look as serious as possible.

Year 2 wants some rather formal poses, more suits, handshakes with US Democrats who might become President, and a backdrop sometimes of marble halls.»

De Blasio tried to break the ice with a handshake in the beginning of the more than mile - long march — which was intended to pressure the federal government to improve health - care funding for Puerto Rico.

As reported today in the journal eLife, the number of seconds the subjects spent sniffing their own right hand more than doubled after an experimenter greeted them with a handshake.

The Caltech group wanted to see if the simpler intent to shake the hand could be used to control the prosthetic limb, instead of asking the subject to concentrate on each component of the handshake — a more painstaking and less natural approach.

What's more, a handshake can set the tone for the entire interview because it's one of the first nonverbal clues an applicant gives about their personality, says Greg Stewart at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, who last year tested the theory in mock interviews with 98 students.

He found that those who had a firm handshake were more likely to be hired (Journal of Applied Psychology, vol 93, p 1139).

First, the effect of handshake on appraisals of social interactions was more positive in Caucasian than in East Asian participants.

Second, the effect of handshake on appraisals of social interactions was more positive for male than for female hosts in male participants, whereas such differences were not observed in female participants.

There's also a shot of Danai Gurira in action, and a little more of Lupita Nyong» o, and I LOVE the sibling handshake between T'Challa and Shuri.

Paving the way for one of the more memorable moments in Sons of Liberty — remember the epic handshake between the old pals after Emma's death?

While the application to Hardy asked for a letter of recommendation and some evidence of experience in the arts, Pope says it was more in the nature of a «handshake,» ensuring that families would see themselves as partners with the school in educating their children.

The morning handshake is a tradition from our past, a gesture that symbolizes our sense of respect and integrity, and a reminder that at Country Day we value much more than academic achievement.

Outside of the traditional, genteel Southern «handshake deal» mentality and the eagerness of South Carolina's government to see BMW break ground here, the Spartanburg area is home to more than 60 colleges and universities.

But the Selector does much more than this thanks to a start - up sequence that is a strong driver «handshake» - and a real statement of the XF's individuality.

Unfortunately, some of the «literary communities» surrounding any given store may be more a freemasonry, complete with secret handshake, than an open - door forum for people who love books in many genres.

Some private landlords are more concerned with their impressions of you and are willing to work based on a handshake.

I'd ask if we get cookies or some kind of secret handshake or something, but I think a quarterly check will more than suffice.

We learn a lot from the strength, dampness and duration of a networking handshake - but dogs learn much more from sniffing poopers at the dog park.

We learn a lot from the strength, dampness and duration of a networking handshake — but dogs learn much more from sniffing poopers at the dog park.

A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes.»

This Editor's Choice contains Stuart Horodner's review of Blind Handshake, a compilation of David Humphrey's writings about art alongside reproductions by more than 100 artists.

A stern vein of absurdism runs through the work, as do moments of surprising quietude (check out the expression, thoughtful and true, on The Writer (2000)-RRB-, as well as the more predictable alienation of Handshake (2001 - 02).

At this level, chemicals act more like a handshake than like that third pint of beer.

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Generally, a Memorandum of Understanding is much less formal than a written Contract but is more formal than a mere handshake.

The days of the contract off a handshake are long gone — if a potential business partner, contractor, etc., takes offence to putting the terms of an agreement in writing, then I would suggest becoming more suspect of having any such relationship.

Some private landlords are more concerned with their impressions of you and are willing to work based on a handshake.

This flagship design from Anker is one of the more unusual approaches, and its side - on «handshake» shape will take a / lot / of getting used to but it takes the strain off your wrist and lower arm, and its button placement makes navigating your machine a breeze.

A personal blog is an excellent facet to fortifying your digital handshake and creating more of that dialogue mentioned earlier.

The meeting took 20 minutes and was more of a question and answer session followed by handshakes and light discussion about the pros and cons of the newly designed Lufthansa lounge at the airport.

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.

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