Pre-interview nerves with former interviewer.. please help
January 29, 2015 9:11 AM   Subscribe

After a crazy amount of jobless time ofcourse everything has come at once. I am having interview after interview + my head is splitting. The knowledge base I am expected to cover is vast + I have worked a week prepping for this (along with producing presentations etc). Todays interview was tough - creepy cab driver in thick snow then being kept waiting nearly an hr for the interview whilst getting increasingly anxious.. Although I 'warmed up' I felt horribly stiff + self conscious for the first chunk + had deficits in some basic answers. No feedback yet but I'm not confident...

Tomorrow one of today's interviewers will be the panel. He seemed like a really nice guy/trying to put me at ease etc and I will do what I can to revisit gaps in knowledge but anything else to help calm me a bit prior? It's so draining doing them all at once :( ta
posted by tanktop to Work & Money (2 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
I can't look for the link at the moment, but Amy Cuddy's TED talk on body language worked for me.
posted by islandeady at 9:26 AM on January 29, 2015 [1 favorite]


I think this tip came from that Amy Cuddy talk, but what's always worked well for me is taking a full two minutes to stand somewhere spread-eagle style, with my arms up and wide open and my legs set far apart. Apparently forcing yourself to take up more physical space is a mind-hack to make you feel more confident.
posted by Bardolph at 9:29 AM on January 29, 2015 [2 favorites]


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