Tips to Overcome Interview Anxiety in No Time

A job interview not only determines whether or not you will be hired for the specified job function, but it also acts as your first impression if you are hired. Candidates frequently strive to perform as confidently as possible. However, job interviews are sometimes the most difficult phase for a candidate to go through. Furthermore, if the interview is for the candidate’s ideal firm or for their dream job, the interview anxiety tends to be off the charts. While this is something that happens naturally, it might potentially impair your performance and prevent you from performing to your best ability. Hence, this Indeed YouTube video provides a few practical techniques for candidates to overcome interview anxiety quickly. 

When applicants fixate on how their performance may go wrong, they commonly experience interview anxiety. One of the most intimidating things for applicants is when the interviewer does not agree with them and says so to their face. The video proposes using the “getting curious” strategy in such situations. The objective behind the strategy is to get interested and try to comprehend their point of view rather than merely defend yours and try to convince them that you are correct. Second, the video states that if the interviewer asks a question to which a candidate does not know the answer, they should just state that they do not know the answer rather than lie. Being truthful with the interviewer demonstrates integrity, which increases their chances of being chosen rather than being rejected due to a lack of knowledge. Finally, the video stresses the situation in which a candidate is in the middle of answering a question and is unsatisfied with how it is coming out. According to the video, it is all about maintaining one’s confidence. If a candidate is dissatisfied with the way their response is coming out, they might consider asking for another chance to clarify. They may also self-interrupt to come up with a better response, according to the video. 

Almost every applicant suffers some level of interview anxiety prior to their performance. The aforementioned are a few useful tips to assist applicants in dealing with the most nerve-racking scenarios that could occur during an interview.