It is normal to have nerve jitters before an interview. Even those who have previous interview experiences still have the same feelings of uneasiness. To make your job interview a success, you have to learn how to deal with interview nervousness.

Interview anxiety usually happens because of the release of adrenalin due to your brain’s ‘fight or flight’ response. Although this aid in making you alert, it also triggers interview anxiousness. Some of the manifestations of interview anxiety are: pounding heart, shaking legs, trembling hands, hand sweating, shortness of breath, headache & feeling nauseated.

Your interview nervousness can be managed by doing these interview tips from Interview Consulting:

• Do an interview practice before your interview. Preparing for an interview include rehearsing the interview process with a family member or friend. Let the friend ask you frequently-asked-job-interview questions. Likewise, you should prepare your interview answers to these potential interview questions. Be sure you know all that you wrote in your resume.
• Make research on the company, its culture, organization, kind of industry they belong to and the position you are interested in.
• A good interview preparation is to get enough rest and sleep for 8 hours the evening before your job interview.
• Relax yourself by means of relaxation breathing. Before leaving your home for the interview, breathe deeply though your nose and exhale through your mouth. Repeat this for 6 counts. Also swing your arms and hands and rotate your shoulders clockwise, then reverse it to counterclockwise.
• Make it a part of your interview training to mentally rehearse that you have the right skills and qualifications for the job. Be confident of yourself.
• Come to your job interview dressed in proper interview wear. This will impress your interviewer and aid in boosting your confidence.
• Before going to your interview have a proper meal and eat your foods like any regular meal.
• Check the documents like resume and job descriptions you will be bringing to the interview.
• Make sure you arrive early at the place of interview so you have some time to freshen up and relax.
• Think of happy and positive things prior to the interview. Tell yourself that you will handle the interview successfully. Visualize that you are doing your best in the job interview.

As you enter the place of your interview take slow deep breaths. Doing so will control the oxygen amount in your body, helping your body to relax. It will also create a more focus mind and is essential to handle your interview anxiety. With this strategies, hopefully you will face your interviewers less nervous and more at ease.

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Interview consulting, your interview coach would like to impart to you valuable job interview tips and techniques on making a follow-up after your job interview. One most important interview tip is to send a thank you note to your interviewer within twenty four hours after the interview. While there is no consensus among employers whether a thank you letter will boost the chance of a job candidate with his/her job application, many believed that a thank you note is of utmost importance.

By sending a thank you note, you are reiterating your interest in the job. It is also a way of showing gratitude that you were given the chance to interview. Through this letter, you can remind the interviewer regarding your qualifications for the job. Also, the thank you letter provides a good opportunity to discuss important things that your interviewer failed to ask during the interview, and also to enhance or expound your interview answers to interview questions asked by the interviewer. Furthermore, it is way of manifesting excellent manners and proper interview etiquette. Thus, when you make your thank you letter, be extra careful of its contents. It should be a sincere expression of thanks to a prospective employer. Review the letter several times. You may send your thank you note by mail (either typed or handwritten) or thru e-mail to all your interviewers.

Besides the thank you note, another interview tip and technique is to make a follow-up after your job interview. The job interview follow-up can be done thru e-mail or by phone. At the end of your interview ask the interviewer when you can make follow-up on your application. If you were not given a definite date to follow-up your application, our interview tip is to wait for about a week before contacting the interviewer.

When having your follow-up call, a significant interview tip and advice is to thank again the interviewer and emphasize your interest in the job. Once more, mention your specific skills relevant to the job.  Verify if you are still considered for the job and when will be their final hiring decision. When inquiring about your application status, be courteous and show professionalism.

In case your follow-up inquiry turns to be on the negative side, don’t be discouraged. Be patient. Continue to do your job search. Who knows that there will be a better opportunity in the offing!

 

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