Eli Jones strolled into Howe-Russell on Wednesday night and randomly pulled a male and a female from the 50-person audience. Extending his right arm forward, Jones, E.J. Ourso College of Business dean, gripped hands with each while criticizing the student’s handshake to the crowd.”In my career, I have observed people who have blown their first impression, which is a proper handshake,” Jones said. “The proper handshake can usually mean, ‘I’m here, because I mean business’.” The Students In Free Enterprise organization hosted an interview seminar on how to sell yourself in an interview and how companies are using Facebook during the hiring process. Jones and Management professor Don Kluemper spoke to the crowd of mostly business students about these topics.SIFE presented a business ethics video showing how lying in a resume, displaying sexual harassment and stealing from your workplace are all unethical actions that will lead to trouble.Jones said there is a secret to determine if you are the best sales person, an obvious plus in an interview.”The secret is that the best sales persons are very good listeners,” Jones said. “Your two ears and one mouth is all it takes.”Jones noted students should use some techniques in an interview, including taking a weakness and turning it into a strength and stating your strengths proved with examples.Jones said interviewees should always ask open-ended questions. “A question, such as ‘When do I start?,’ shows confidence,” Jones said. “But, you have to be careful in how you deliver it, because it could show arrogance.”Kluemper discussed with students how Facebook accounts can prevent an interviewee from getting an ideal job.”Social networking sites are used in a variety of ways and reasons that were not usually intended,” Kluemper said.According to Kluemper,  Facebook has been used to discipline college students and athletes, bust parties and select employees.Kluemper said there are certain questions employers can’t ask, so they use a social networking site to give them answers. “Using Facebook to hire people  questions whether or not employers are hiring the ‘right’ person for the job,” said Kluemper.Kluemper said about 75 percent of college recruiters use Internet search engines and 63 percent of employers reported in eliminating applicants based on                          information found on the Internet.Ryan Deschamp, SIFE event coordinator, said students should be prepared for what to expect in an interview after attending the seminar.—Contact Kimberly Brown at [email protected]