First impressions matter in work, friendships, and romantic relationships. When we meet someone for the first time, we decide if that person is someone we want to spend time with and get to know ...

First impressions are often long lasting and can impact a professional career in profound and unintended ways. Today, because initial business contacts often happen online — think an emailed intro, a ...

You've heard it countless times: "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." In the digital age, this wisdom takes on a new dimension as your online presence often serves as your first ...

We all know how important it is to make a good first impression. The positive or negative feelings about us that a person develops during our initial interaction with them set the course for the ...

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 ...