| There are some stress reduction techniques you can | | | | What to do? Don't worry about them. Seriously. Your |
| do: Deep breathing. Keeping things in perspective. | | | | job interview is not the place for those kinds of |
| Reminding yourself that you have already passed a | | | | thoughts. First of all, worrying about things is NOT going |
| series of hurdles and your interviewers really want you | | | | to make anything better. The only thing it does is make |
| to succeed. After all, they only invite winners to an | | | | it hard for you to come across well when it counts |
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| But you're still nervous. What can you do? | | | | So if you absolutely must worry, schedule it for later. |
| Let me guess... Here are the things I suspect you ARE | | | | You can plan an hour at a coffee shop later where |
| doing that make stress almost inevitable: You worry, | | | | you'll allow yourself to worry to your heart's content. |
| and not just the average kind of worrying, but you're | | | | During the job interview, just listen to each question, |
| practicing some catastrophic thinking. Are you | | | | and answer it to the best of your ability. If they should |
| concerned about any of the following? | | | | ask you a question you cannot answer, just tell them |
| 1) What happens if you don't get the answers right? | | | | you don't know right now, and would they please ask |
| 2) What if they won't like you? | | | | something else. |
| 3) What will happen if you don't get the job? | | | | Don't forget to breathe, and to remember, it's just a job |
| 4) What will happen if you'll never ever get another | | | | interview. There will be others. And if you stay |
| job? | | | | focused, chances are you'll do just fine. Stressing, no |
| 5) Will anyone ever love you again if you can't get this | | | | matter how much you do it, will never help you |
| or any other job? | | | | improve your performance. Especially not in a job |
| 6) Will you lose your home? | | | | interview. |
| 7) What will people think if you don't get the job? | | | | Just one last thing. A little nervousness is okay. It's |
| You get the idea. It's impossible to function at your | | | | pretty much expected. So don't worry about being a |
| peak when you worry about those things, or even | | | | little nervous. But when your thoughts drift off to |
| some of them. | | | | catastrophic scenarios, catch yourself and tell yourself, |
| Job Interview Skills Click here | | | | "Later!" For the moment, you have a job to do. |