What To Do About Interview Nerves
ou have probably been employment agencies offer
through it yourself. You interviewing classes so sign up
toss, turn, and cannot get for one.
to sleep the night before. Your
stomach feels as if it is doing You can also role-play interviews
somersaults. You feel anxious, with another person. Choose
worried, and apprehensive. You someone who can help you create a
just know that tomorrow you will realistic interview situation.
face a mean-spirited, hostile Another good option is to contact
interrogation. an outplacement service provider
in your area and pay for an hour
Congratulations - you have a or two of interview coaching.
classic case of "interview This does cost a bit of money,
nerves". but it is well worth it for the
intensive, personalized coaching
While most people experience you receive.
interview nerves at some point in
their career, they are not a Positive Self-Talk
requirement for interviewing. In
fact, you can calm those anxious What is self-talk? We all talk to
nerves using a few simple ourselves, all the time - just
techniques. usually not aloud. Words,
phrases, statements and stories
Practice and prepare rattle around in our heads, with
either positive or negative
Practice your interviewing skills tones. Negative self-talk may
ahead of time and prepare some show up as thoughts like:
good answers to likely questions
you will face. Many community *I'm not good enough
centers, community colleges, and
*I flunked the last interview -
why should this one be any Visioning Success
different?
This is a nerve-calming technique
*John is better than me - he's that builds a 'picture' or
bound to get the job 'vision' of success in your mind.
When you create that vision of
*I don't have the right success, you help yourself move
experience toward and achieve that vision.
When your mind is filled with Start by finding a quiet place to
these kinds of negative thoughts, sit, relax, and close your eyes.
there is little room left for In your mind, create an image of
positive and helpful thoughts. If yourself being successful during
you want to be a success, you the interview situation. Observe
need to think success, so start yourself in this vision and ask
'programming' your thoughts with yourself questions such as:
positive self-talk, such as:
* What am I doing?
*I have lots of experience and
knowledge to bring to this job * How am I sitting?
*In this interview I'm going to * How am I responding to
listen to the questions and think questions?
about my answers
* How is the interviewer
*I can do this job responding to me?
*I have the right experience and The answers to these questions
skills help you identify and define the
thoughts in your mind that make a few moments to visualize
it possible for you to be so yourself being successful.
confident, calm, and in control. Remember, when you focus on what
If you feel yourself becoming you want to happen - it often
anxious before an interview, take does!
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