I have several friends who attended Ivy League colleges for undergrad believe me, it's not all jokes about Nietzsche and long, interesting salons late into the night. There's a large number of people who are there because of their social connections rather than any intellectual merit. You may not believe me, but it's true..2. "Hold on, Gucci is having a sale and there's only one bag left." Twentynine percent of workers shop online while at work. You probably won't get sacked just for shopping (though, in this economy, you never know), but you should do so discreetly and be sure to show your boss that work comes first.

Do NOT overhead gaze. One of the worst things you can do while talking to someone for the first time is looking past them, over their head or to the other side of the room to see who else is in the room. This eye darting is seen as extremely suspicious and they will unconsciously pick up on the fact that you aren't present and don't really want to