How do I prevent my nerves from ruining a new job interview ?

what kinda job?

probably obvious but: be prepared for tough questions. prethink some answers that show you either learn from mistakes or used another strength to balance an incident; like for example, a time you dealt with a stressful situation. a time you had to teach or assist someone. a time you disagreed with higher authority. a time you had to correct a mistake. etc. also make it sound like you are in there for the long haul, i dont care if it is a temp job you tell them you want to grow with the company and die there. also if it is a chain they will probably ask why yiu chose to work there. this is a shit question so prethink a good answer.

what helps me is bringing a folder with spare resumes and schedules and such, in case they misplace yours but mainly so i have something in my hands so i am not nerviusly fidgeting with them without realizing.

i hate saying this but if you arent feeling confident you have to fake it anyway

unless this is like mcdonalds or burger king which is basically "do you have a pulse? okay we will send off for background checks now we will call u back later"

---------- Post added 29th Aug 2014 at 08:11 PM ----------

also GOOD LUCk stocking, just in case i forget to reply right away!!!!!! : D

 

you got this!!! i dont know much about staples mo but emphasize that YOU ARE THERE FOREVER if it comes up, even if you dont mean it :> My current boss refuses to hire anyone that answers "short term or temporary" unless thats specific to the position.

 

As for appearance..dressing professional is always the best way to go and I usually only wear the bear minimum for makeup (mascara) and as for helping u become less nervous..the more u research the company u are applying for the better ur chances will b of landing the job! and the more u know the more prepared u will b for tough questions. I am finally getting better at interviews and it takes a lot of practice! And u can also look up interview questions and write ur answers down. That's what I do and sort of memorize it. I find reading the 'About' section on a companies web page is also helpful cuz it tell u all about where u r applying to and if the company does any charity work they like to hear that u know at least a bit about what the company does. I hope this helps and good luck! Oh if I didn't mention before I also get super nervous during interviews but the things that I have said helped me out a lot oh and also they like to ask u to scenario questions a lot depending on the type of job u r going for and make sure u think of specific examples to give them

 

My sister has gotten a job offer for every interview she's ever gone on. I asked her how and she said she didn't really want the jobs. So maybe the lesson is: treat the interview like a conversation about a job which you find fascinating but one that you're not worried about getting or not getting. My 2 cents.

 

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Yeah don't take it serious

 

Practice.

And whenever I'm doing public or formal speaking, I find it's easier if I act like I'm king of the world rather than a shy teen (which I am). It gives a confident tone to my voice, but since I'm so timid I come off as collected rather than rude.