2 Quick Tips to Reduce Interview Nerves
Nerves are common. Nerves are healthy. You’re nervous because you care and want to do well.
However, there is a big difference between being a little nervous and having crippling nerves before an interview that can impact your performance.
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So, why the nerves?
The uncertainty. Before most interviews, we don’t know:
A. The personalities of the people we will be meeting with.
B. The exact questions we will receive.
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There are 2 main ways to reduce interview nerves:
1. Learn as much as possible about the company and the role from available sources.
2. Practice answers to common interview questions, OUT LOUD, over and over again.
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We can only control what is in our control, and those 2 things are very much in our control.
Whether a company is public or private, research ahead of time to gain familiarity and prepare yourself with good questions for the interviewer.
Practicing answers to common questions out loud will both allow those old stories and examples to come to the forefront of your mind which will then allow you to deliver responses in a calm and thoughtful way.
