I really didn't mean constant eye contact. I was just trying to discourage looking off into space when pondering the answer. I always looked for something I call presence. This behavior is displayed when the person being interviewed seemed to have reasoned out the next question or topic before it is raised.

The last poster said " if the interviewer is looking at your shoes.. he ain't looking you in the eye and i would probably avoid working for them anyway since they aren't judging you for you mind but for what you wear.."

He obviously has no experience interviewing and hiring people. This is the sort of anti-establishment thinking that many people use as their basis for in essence non-conformance. This thought process argues that appearances don't really matter. If you can't accept me the way I am, then go to hell.

There is no problem as long as you are willing to accept lesser earnings and less career potential. If you want to succeed in a career like accounting, then you better act and dress the part. Rockports might be fine after employment is secured and you see what your peers are wearing, at an interview they broadcast average. You want to broadcast Fortune 100.

Steve