3 Ways to Mentally Prepare for Your Next Interview

12.17.19 | Job Search

Job interviews bring a range of emotions, from being ecstatic for getting it scheduled to terrified of going through with it. The days leading up to it can be filled with both preparations and anxiety. While you consider your outfit and your answers, try these three ways to mentally prepare yourself for your next interview.

Rid yourself of the negative.

It’s common in your worry to be overcome with negative thoughts and emotions. Your self-talk can turn from encouragement to doubt, telling you there’s no way you’re good enough to get the job. The level of intensity can vary, but if your brain is telling you anything that will hold you back, you need to get rid of it.

Whether you decide to journal out the negativity and confront it that way or speak them aloud to a trusted friend or counselor, make sure they aren’t simply brewing in your head. The longer you listen, the more you might start to believe, making you defeated before you even show up to be interviewed.

Practice makes perfect.

You can’t know what the interview will hold, but you can try to visualize it in practice. Use your past experiences and resources from the internet to assemble a mock interview structure, either mentally or on paper. Run through it and practice until you feel prepared.

In doing this, you’re giving yourself a sense of control over a situation you can’t control. You’ll become more confident in your answers and feel like you’re walking into something you’ve done before when you enter the interview room.

Try and relax.

Ultimately, you need to find ways to help you calm down. All the practice and ridding yourself of the negative in the world can’t save you if you can into the interview as a jumble of nerves. Being prepared helps, but it can’t erase the stress and anxiety from being in the situation.

Focus on your breathing and practice new techniques that can calm you down when the anxiety levels begin to build. This way, you’ve practiced techniques that work, and you can carry them confidently into the interview.

Take the next step in your job search.

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