| | | | | catches us off guard, we tend to try to spout an |
| For most people, a job interview is both an exciting | | | | answer, even if we do not have one. That's very |
| and terrifying prospect. Being called in for an interview | | | | dangerous when answering interview questions |
| means that your job application has passed the basic | | | | because many times, you can keep talking, hoping that |
| requirements for the role and your would-be | | | | you'll eventually start to make sense, and sadly you |
| employers are interested in knowing more about you. | | | | never do. Returning to the focus will remind you of |
| Usually it is this prospect of making a good impression | | | | what you're in that interview room for and help direct |
| on your employers during that interview that can – | | | | you back to sensibility. |
| and does – make a simple job interview go very | | | | Hitting a blank wall. Another nervous reaction, some |
| wrong. So instead of getting the terms and salary you | | | | people tend to just blank out during a job interview and |
| deserve, or the job itself, you end up with a lot less | | | | fail to say anything at all. With your mind focused, |
| than you had hoped for. | | | | there's less chance of losing it, and it's easier to center |
| Now, the first thing you have to tell yourself is to stop | | | | yourself and find the right responses. |
| worrying about it. Of course this isn't going to help you | | | | Additionally, make sure to listen to the interview |
| not worry at all, but the point is to at least try. | | | | question being asked and take a few seconds before |
| Starting the day before your interview, focus on the | | | | replying. Although the first impulse is to answer right |
| job you are applying for, rather than thinking up all sorts | | | | away, sometimes even before the interviewer has |
| of interview questions that they may or may not ask | | | | finished talking, don't worry about time wasted and |
| about you. Yes, they will ask some of these questions, | | | | really think the question, and your answer, through. If |
| but with your focus on the desired position, you will | | | | you think you need to take a deep breath before |
| cure some of the worst job interview diseases ever | | | | opening your mouth and answering interview questions, |
| known, including: | | | | then by all means do so. |
| Running off at the mouth. Especially if you tend to | | | | And do smile. A smile will help you relax. Of course, |
| babble when you're nervous, you might find that after | | | | don't spend the entire job interview with a grin |
| one question from your would-be employer, you've | | | | plastered on. Instead, listen intently to your interviewer |
| already told him your entire life story. If you're focused | | | | and when they acknowledge you or wait for your |
| on what you are able to do for the job you've applied | | | | response, give them a reassuring smile that will show |
| for, you'll be answering interview questions according | | | | them confidence and optimism. And don't reserve the |
| to what the job demands – and what your | | | | smiles for the good guys, either. Many have found that |
| employer would want to hear – and weed out the | | | | smiling at people who are verbally attacking them |
| unnecessary details. | | | | works even better than attacking back! |
| Stuttering, stammering, and basically not making any | | | | There’s more advice on answering interview |
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