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What can I do about being really nervous in job interviews?
I'm really shy and awkward. The interviewer makes me nervous. My legs shake and I forget about what I'm going to say. Someone told me I don't seem confident when I answer their questions. I'm not outgoing and I don't know how to fake that.
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I've been on thousands of interviews and still get nervous. Just breathe and FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT. Honestly arrive about 10 mins before and relax before you go in. Check out the place you are being interviewed for. Get a feel of the employees and the place. I say just be comfortable and relax. Don't overthink anything tbh. Just know your resume/application was good enough to get you to this next step... Interview. Now you have to basically sell yourself. Let them know about you which is usually all they care about. What did you put on your resume.? Explain those topics and what makes you great to even have those on your resume and once you start talking trust me you start to feel more relaxed and okay. Practice in front of the mirror talking to yourself and being positive and outgoing. Roleplay with a friend or family member so they can also help you as well. You will be fine and do great on all your interviews and will get jobs left and right.
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I have been on both sides of the interview table. It is expected that the person being interviewed will be a bit nervous. We do our best to make them comfortable before we get down to serious questions.
The best thing I have found to off set the nervousness is to have some practice interviews. If you are job hunting through and agency they may do this with you. If not then find a friend or relative who has gone through the interview process, most of us have. Ask them to do practice interviews with you. If you can get 2, 3 or 4 people to do this with you until you are more comfortable talking about yourself to others.
What I was looking for in an interview was; knowledge of the position I was interviewing for. Job skills, past job history and for some positions Education might be a factor.
Early in my career I interviewed for a position in a lighting showroom I was surprised that the owner never once asked me a question about lighting. His questions were all about my military career which was 5 years in my past. I was more surprised that after a twenty minute ride home my wife informed me that he had called to offer me the position. Moral of this story do not be surprised for questions not pertaining to the position.
I have used this trick of his when hireling sales people. If they can make me understand something I'm not familiar with then they probably can sell my product line.
Do practice interviews until you are comfortable with being interviewed, that is the best advise I can offer.
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