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 ...

Who says first impressions matter? Science. Did you know that it only takes 7 seconds for someone to form an opinion about someone else, whether looking at a photo or meeting them in person? This goes ...

We all know how important it is to make a good first impression. At the same time, we know we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, because looks can be deceiving. So how do we make sense of these two ...

Will Rogers famously said, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression," emphasizing the significance of initial evaluations and their impact on our interactions with others. First ...