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Interview Stress? Avoid it!

 

The facts about interview stress

Maybe it does not help you, but interview stress is quite normal. Everybody has a certain stress. It only becomes a problem when the stress does not make you sharp but nervous. Stress is not the same as being nervous. Having stress can be good, in case used positively. Being nervous might result in making mistakes and might not turn out positively. Below you find some fact on interview stress:

1. Interview stress is normal. If you're human, you're going to get it.
2. Interview stress hits most people, even experienced performers.
3. You will never completely conquer interview stress, yet you can manage it.
4. The more mind tools you have to beat interview stress, the better you will perform.
5. Beating interview stress is not about being perfect or about being fear-free. It's about adjusting and managing your anxiety and using it to fuel your performances. In other words: you have to make positive use of our stress

Why does interview stress occur?

1. Your body's chemistry kicks in to get you ready to perform.
2. You may inaccurately misinterpret those feelings that you are "nervous".
3. You mistakenly believe nerves to be "bad".
4. You then worry that this is proof that you are about to fail and embarrass yourself.
5. You then worry about worrying.
6. The negative cycle continues.
7. You selectively choose further nervousness as proof that you are panicking and about to fail.
8. All these symptoms combine to ignite a full-blown attack of nerves.

 

Symptoms of interview stress

Some of the symptoms from interview stress are:

1. Shaking legs
2. Racing thoughts
3. Irrational thoughts
4. Feeling nauseous
5. Pounding heart
6. Shortness of breath
7. Sweaty palms
8. Headaches
9. Etc.

 

Conquering interview stress

You want to create a mental training system that gives you powers of self-regulation under extreme stress. You should have these mind game skills:

1. Learn a relaxation system.
2. Master a self-discipline system.
3. Devise a pre-program psych-up system.
4. Learn how to adjust mentally in your performance.
5. Set your attitude so you place less pressure on yourself.
6. Discover approaches that will get you into the zone.
7. Develop an in-performance mistake-management system.
8. Learn how to stay positive under pressure.
9. Find ways to enjoy yourself when you perform.
10. Use performing as a way to discover yourself.
11. Devise ways to connect with your audience.
12. Learn to rise above stress control to inspire yourself.
13. Create the conditions to perform to your potential

Follow the above and you make sure you will deal with interview stress in a positive way. Rule stress, let stress not rule you!