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science says people with this secret skill get the job offer. The secret skill + professional blueprint for job interviews. Science says people with this secret skill get the job offer. You've been conditioned to believe it's your ability to incorporate humor. And no, we're not talking dad jokes. This is the art of the interview. One million of you watched the last one. So here you'll learn to get that back. Because there's three scientific reasons it correlates with intelligence and trust. Humor releases the same bonding hormone as a hug, creating an honesty signal for everything you say in the interview. Oxytocin and Dopamine is released when you make someone laugh. People inherently have a bias to want to work with people that are both skilled AND enjoy working with. Which strengthens the connection. Humor also lowers your heart rate. Lowers both you and the interviewers physical stress. Heart rate, blood pressure and muscle tension go down, making the entire experience more relaxed and pleasant. I know you're not a Netflix special. You're here to get a job offer. The majority of candidates aren't using humor at all. So even if you use a little bit strategically, you will stand out. Here's where the humor blueprint for job interviews, even if you don't every joke ironically should have honesty to it. Honesty. Every joke has a little bit of honesty to it, or else it feels out of touch. Example: What's your greatest strength? Squats outside of work, however at work it's ____. A candidate once answered to the greatest trick question. Squats outside of work, but at work... I remember their answers more than everyone else's. Should be aware of the situation. Aware. Humor is contextual and that requires awareness of both the interviewers vibes and timing. Being specific is critical. General jokes like the weather never land. Example: UX designer jokes about a font or an IT specialist jokes about a specific type of bug. Industry jokes technically land because they're specific. A UX designer can joke about fonts. Can joke about bugs. Always use a hinge and hook technique. Hinge & Hook. Always fail safe your jokes with your real answer after or a follow-up question. Example: what's your greatest weakness? "A dark roast coffee while I review final product. Truthfully I'm very detail oriented at every stage and to avoid gaps, I implement X strategy at the earliest stage to enable a quick and confident approval process." Always follow your joke with your real answer or a follow-up question. And make the joke authentic to you. Authentic. Understand your type of humor. The worry of being 'offensive' comes from wanting to be someone else's funny. They need to be true to your experience and unique. No one likes to hear the same joke a second time. Delivering authentic humor requires vulnerability. Brené Brown said that vulnerability is having the courage to show up when you can't control the outcome. And the most memorable candidates are the ones willing to take that risk. Humor can be pretty damn professional if done right. What did Beethoven do when he died? Bonus dad jokes comment "humor" for the full YT tutorial. He decomposed. Bonus dad jokes. I kinda like that one. What did the werewolf eat after he'd had his teeth taken out? The dentist. So dumb. Where's a mathematician's favorite place to visit? Times Square. Don't use any of these.