| Questions for job interview situations are almost | | | | - Why do you want to leave your current job? |
| certainly the most frightening element of the whole job | | | | - What do you consider to be your greatest strengths |
| interview process, striking fear into the very heart of all | | | | and weaknesses? |
| but the most confident interviewees. So, how do you | | | | - What do you really want to do in life? What do you |
| go from being one of the fearful, to one of the | | | | see yourself doing five years from now? |
| fearless? | | | | Questions to ask at interview might include: |
| 1. We need to understand exactly why the fear exists | | | | - What are the day-to-day expectations and |
| in the first place; after all, how else are we going to be | | | | responsibilities of the person hired into this position, ... |
| able to overcome it? | | | | and what would make that person a "superstar"? |
| Fear of job interviews (or any interviews for that | | | | - What does your boss expect of you and your team |
| matter) can be caused by: | | | | in terms of performance? How could I help you meet |
| - a general lack of self-confidence | | | | those goals? |
| - fear of failure | | | | - Have I addressed that 100% to your satisfaction? |
| - a genuine interview phobia | | | | - Does that make sense? Would that be good |
| - inexperience in interview situations (very first job | | | | example? |
| interview or, conversely, previously in long-term | | | | - What's the one thing I could do on the job that would |
| employment) | | | | benefit you the most? |
| - long time since last interview (maternity leave | | | | 3. We need to find the best solution to the |
| redundancy/sick) | | | | now-identified root cause of this fear. |
| 2. We need to identify which type of interview | | | | This could come in the form of hypnosis, private tuition, |
| question causes the most panic. | | | | role playing with family or friends or self-education via |
| Is it a fear of answering interview questions, or of not | | | | information sourced online, for instance. |
| knowing which questions to ask at interview? | | | | Only you will know which of these options will be best |
| Typical interview questions include: | | | | suited to your own personal circumstances and |
| - Can you explain this gap in your employment history? | | | | personality. |
| - Exactly why do you want to work here? | | | | |