WorkWise: Does Empathy Belong in Job Interviews?

Knoxville News Sentinel | by Mildred L Culp, Syndicated Columnist

Some people maintain that empathy toward interviewers contributes to landing a job. Eyal Winter, author of “Feeling Smart: Why Our Emotions Are More Rational Than We Think” (PublicAffairs, $26.99), writes that “we all have the capacity to recognize emotional states in others.” If you’re feeling so needy that you’re in your own emotional orbit, this insight could turn you around. Read more HERE