Interview Nerves – Advice On Getting Your Interview Nerves Under Control

Even the most confident job interviewcandidates suffer from interview nerves, however mild, even if they don’t show itor admit to it.

But you can get your nerves under controland if you do, you’ll have a better job interview and improve your chances ofgetting picked for your dream job.

Here are 7 simple tips to help you manageyour job interview nerves and deliver your best interview performance.

Top Tip: 1: Prepare properly for your jobinterview.  This includes the following:

·     Planning what interview clothesto wear

·     Planning your arrival (giving plenty of time)

·     Thinking about common interview questions and answers to give, including examples

·     Planning some interviewquestions to ask

Some candidates prefer to ‘wing it’ atinterview, in the belief that they give better answers ‘off the cuff’. Butresearch shows that candidates who prepare well for their job interview feelthat they do better than those who don’t and have a greater success rate.

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2. Try to have a good night’s sleep. Eat alittle earlier and go to bed before your usual time. If you find it hard to nodoff, listen to a relaxation CD or similar to help your relax.

3. Get up in plenty of time and have a goodhealthy breakfast, even if you don’t usually eat breakfast.

4. If your interview is in the afternoon,eat lunch about 90 minutes before the interview. This ensures your body isnourished but gives it a chance to digest too, so your energy is diverted toyour brain, not your stomach.

5. As you wait to be called to interview,take some time to think of something that makes you happy such as a familyvacation, a comic moment or Christmas. Dwell on the good feelings this givesyou.  This will increase your sense ofwell-being, reduce your interview nerves and raise your confident levels,allowing you to perform better in the job interview.

6. Do some breathing exercises too. Breathein through your nose, hold for 2 seconds, then breathe out through your mouth.Repeat several times, with your eyes closed if possible.

7. Keep your job interview in perspective.You may feel like you life depends on getting this job but it rarely does. Ifyou don’t get this job, there will be others and your experience in this jobinterview can only help you in the next. So keep a grip on reality and don’tlet your thoughts turn to negative ones.

Follow these simple steps and you’ll feelin control of your job interview nerves, instead of them being in control ofyou.