Why is confidence such a big deal in job interviews?

So let's say Iam interviewing two cooks. Cook1 - Very knowledgeable about food but no confidence. Cook2 - Very confident but has less knowledge about food than Cook1. I ask, "what do you know about pasta?" Cook1 - explains about pasta and what all ingredients can go to make it tasty in a shaky voice. read more

You will never be able to use your knowledge optimally if you don't have confidence and the other thing is ,skill can be taught to you but confidence is something which you alone have to work on. A confident people,though not having knowledge, have the ability to try out of box things.Confidence is the most important thing to start anything. read more

The Confidence Mirror. In a Radford University publication, Behavioral Interviews: It's Not What You Know, It's What You Did, confidence is strongly correlated to attractiveness. Multiple studies also conclude that “attractive” job candidates get more offers and make more money. read more