Ankur Warikoo explains why you might have been rejected after a job interview

Ever walked out of a job interview thinking that you nailed it, only to be hit with a rejection email? You are not alone. The common culprit in such cases is not the content of your answers, but rather the powerful, often-ignored aspect — body language — where most people fail.

That is the insight Indian entrepreneur and content creator Ankur Warikoo shared in a LinkedIn post, explaining that the words candidates repeatedly rehearse before an interview actually contribute a surprisingly small fraction to their overall success.

“You can rehearse your words a hundred times. But if your body language doesn’t align with your responses, it doesn’t make an impact,” he wrote in the LinkedIn post.

Warikoo's take on getting guaranteed success

The entrepreneur, who has also authored books such