Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s workplace advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing ...

First impressions happen fast-often in just a few seconds. Whether you’re meeting someone new at work, on a date, or at a social gathering, the signals people send off can tell you a lot about who ...

First impressions matter. While they only take tenths of a second to make, a first impression will change the entire trajectory of a business meeting — for better or for worse. Here are six important ...

You have only seven seconds. That's how long it takes to make a first impression, say experts in business etiquette. If it's a bad impression, you have your work cut out for you. “It takes seven ...

In the business world, first impressions are everything. Given the short attention span of people in 2025 and the steep competition in virtually every industry under the sun, the only real way to cut ...

In a legal career, you get a lot of opportunities to make a first impression. Among the most important are first meetings with new colleagues at a permanent job after law school (which eventually lead ...