How important are first impressions?

well, I would say it depends.If you're a candidate for a job or sth, then you should always try to make the best of you to seize the opportunity. first impression makes a great deal here. If just in daily life, I don't think it matters that much, though it will imply a little bit of who you are, but we'll get to know each other as time goes by.

different people have different ideas. For me, the first impression someone shows to me is quite important and may be deeply recited in my mind. so I appreciate the first impression very much.

Oh yes I think so too but the first impression are implied most when your applying for a job. They said, you have to be smart, properly dressed and look presentable. True because you'll be judged in your first appearance. It would make or break your success in winning the job or other aspirations. It depends maybe on the situations if you still have the second chance of having another interaction for their impressions.

I think it depends on the situation.If you are in a job interview I think it's best to make a good impression with your interviewer to be able to get that dream job.If you happen to be introduced to a friend I think it's best to give it your best too.In dealing with people outside your family and your friends, you don't have to pretend who you really are I guess some people find it hard to show their real self in front of people is because of fear of rejection.These are just impressions and it doesn't really measure the kind of person you are and besides we can't please anyone just be your real you and you will be appreciated. :)

I'm more inclined to judge people by how they act. I usually go for the first impression but I noticed how wrong I was, being that way, so I changed it. I first observe, then form a judgement based on those observations. I do this by nature now, coz I've been doing this for quite some time now.

Most times First impression watched and catch out by the People to understand us to them. So always making First one is Best to them. But some times the First one is not they take much more time to realise such kind of persons take some time to Decide ours. But in Interview s always need to give First Impression as the Bestone.

I experience when I work in Taiwan First impression last for them I don't know why they do agree with this kind of belief. but for me its not, important getting to know a person cannot the the first time you meet them. and its takes time to say that this person is good or not if you can test them in the short coming how they handle to be a good person or how they are good employee in his field of talent. like now even though I know that I have a bad attitude sometimes I change to be good as I can even if I feel its difficult to change in a sudden moment to reflect from my self if I'm giving what I deserved to be.

First impression is not always correct. But that's how we tend to judge someone, sometimes unconsciously. People may got wrong perception about us from their first meeting alone. I always believe in second chances. The first time I meet someone, I don't think I'll be able to know that person well.

They do seem to be very important, but it shouldn’t really be something to base your entire opinion on a person off of. Of course, first impressions are just something that stick right in the back of our heads more often than not. Sometimes, people are caught really just caught on the worst possible day. A day where they are not just going really give the best possible impression going forward. I think that while our first impressions sometimes everything we see is what we get, but other times, we are just going to really find that sometimes first impression is not just going to be what they seem. It is not something that is completely fool proof There have times where I have gotten off of the wrong foot with people for various reasons. But things tend to work out better than can be expected in the end. It does vary depending on the situation.

No important for me the first impression because we cant judge the person in first impression. You are right in second meeting we can give our opinion about the person but in first time is hard.

First Impressions are sometimes misleading. I find it to be nothing special. That first impressions last because sometimes we find it so amusing that what we know for sure about that person is different as time passes by.

i never judge people by the first impression.you may meet someone when he is in a bad mood or stressful situation and then it would create a bad impression on you.knowing that person better you can get to the conclusion that he/she is a wonderful human.on the other hand someone that may seem to be a nice person on the first sight can be a bad one in the everyday life.this situations happened to me so i never rely on first impression.

1st impressions are important because it is that impression which makes the mind set for the coming impressions. For eg. if i were rude to you in my first impression it would take time for you to know my real nature as my 1st impression to you was me being rude and you would think likewise about me till you get to know me better which would take time. So i believe the 1st impression are important for near future but not for the long term !

I so agree, the first impression we made of someone are only the things we see at a certain single angle. There are times that person consciously puts her/his best foot forward especially if that someone is after a job or something else. While on the other hand we may caught the person 1st time in his/her bad time due to some circumstance we don't know. As the saying goes "don't judge the book by it's cover".

I think your first impresion is very important. Because every body like/dislike you by your first impresion.

I am with you there. Alot of people act alot different on the first impressions then they really are. They show you someone that they are not. And then after that they think that you are not going to change your mind and really its not even on the 2nd impression that they start to change its a few weeks later when they start showing there real colors of who they really are.

To be honest, it completely depends on the situation. if you are sitting down with someone for a whole entire meal, and thats your first time meeting them.. then its more important... the longer your with someone, the more important it is