Having a job interview can be very daunting and exciting at the same time; you can feel very nervous and anxious about your interview, and this is a completely natural way to feel. You can follow some tips to minimize the levels of anxiety that you are experienced and ensure that you are fully prepared for the interview that’s to come.
- Health
Keep yourself at a good level of health; you need to look after yourself; as cliché, as it sounds, exercise is essential for lowering anxiety levels and can be key to helping your anxiety levels.
Sleep is vital as you want to be the best version of yourself when it comes to the interview itself. To perform at your best and reach your full potential, you need to take good care of your body and mind.
- Visualise
Sometimes you need to visualize success to reach it; taking yourself off to a comfortable and quiet place can help you concentrate your mind.
Close your eyes and picture yourself being successful in your interview; visualize what it would look like, how it would feel. This can help you to become less anxious and have more faith in yourself with the upcoming interview.
- Research
It is crucial to research the company you are applying for; this is important as it can show initiative and take it upon yourself to conduct research. If during your interview you slip into a natural conversation point about the company, which you could only know from research, it shows that you have indeed researched the company and makes it appear as though you have a very keen interest.
- Body language
One thing to remember which is of great importance is body language, by practicing having the correct body language and maintaining eye contact will come naturally to you in the interview.
You must deliver a firm handshake, and you can easily practice this with friends and family. If it’s too firm, you can appear confident, and if it’s too weak, you can appear too passive. Maintaining eye contact is very important as it can be an indicator of trustworthiness; studies show that when a person avoids maintaining eye contact, more often than not, they are untrustworthy.
- Self-Belief
A key aspect of succeeding in an interview is to believe in yourself. You are your own harshest critic. You can critically evaluate where your strengths and weaknesses lie and work on these. Remember that nobody is perfect. Everybody has had a nerve-racking interview in their careers. Believing in yourself is vital as if you can’t believe in yourself, how can you expect anybody else to believe in you? Confidence is key to getting the job you want and climbing that career ladder and as is commonly said with confidence, if you don’t have it, “Fake it ‘till you make it”
