Life copies satire

Daily Mail, 30 November 2011: "One in five may fail job interviews for having a limp HANDSHAKE"

The Onion, 5 October 2005: "CEO's Success Credited To Unbelievable Handshake"

Life copies art

Daily Mail, 27 September 2008: As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has revealed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.

The Onion, 5 October 2005: Garrett Maddox, born to a working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago, started out at the bottom, but has quickly worked his way up the corporate ladder. A youthful 34, he was recently named chief executive officer of telecommunications-research giant Qualcomm, and has already headed up 11 Fortune 500 companies, ranging from Safeco Insurance to United Technologies. The key to his outstanding success? An unbelievable handshake.