A job interview can be difficult even more so if you're shy or exceptionally nervous. For some interviewees it can hurt their interview as they are not able to sell themselves as good as they could. Either they do not show the confidence in themselves or they can’t talk enough to sell their skills and abilities. We have some separate techniques for before your interview to help relax you if you’re an individual who’s nerves have an negative impact on your interview. It contains some helpful techniques to help you stay calm and it's called 'Stop Interview Stressing Out'.
Below are more techniques to help you if you are either shy or suffer with nerves inside the interview process. Hope these techniques can prove helpful to you!
• Show and tell with striking visual – If you’re an individual who is shy and has difficult selling your skills because of that, then taking a selection of visual achievements can help you show off your achievements. These could be praise letters from former bosses and clients, achievement awards, charts of goals reached — any attractive document that underlines your qualifications for the job you seek. Your visuals can do your talking for you when you're nerves get best of you & you’re stumped for an answer and need recovery time.
• Speak up with a success sheet – As you prepare for your interview, you should be examining your achievements to help you sell yourself to the interviewer. In case nerves or shyness gets the better of you; create a one page sheet that has short descriptions of a few of your achievements that will help you show you ideal for job. When a difficult question erases your memory banks, you can say, "I am very interested in this job and a bit nervous. I'm drawing a blank. But I may have something related to your question here on my accomplishments page. . . Ah, here it is . . ." Glancing over your success sheet may uncork your brain.
• Get an interview coach – Sometimes nerves or shyness in interviewers can be to either down to lack of self-confidence, too much pressure, not comfortable with the process and many other reasons. Some may overcome their shyness or nerves if they get coaching helping from a professional. There are lots of companies and individuals that offer interview coaching services either free or at a cost. This of course won’t help everyone but it is an option for you to look at. Ask around with either local organisations who offer job search support for more details, other job seekers or go online and see what organisations offer those services.
• Load up on questions – At the end of the interview, you have an opportunity to ask questions which are designed to show not only your enthusiasm for the job but also how much you want. Shy people can often freeze up at this part, when the interviewer asks, "Do you have questions?" If you did your interview preparation correctly, you will have written down some questions you want to ask. Put them in a notebook and take them to the interview with you. If your mind goes blank them you have your notebook there to help you.
There are many more helpful tips and suggestions online that can help you. Just remember, what may work for one individual, may not work for another. You have to find the techniques that work for YOU!
Below are more techniques to help you if you are either shy or suffer with nerves inside the interview process. Hope these techniques can prove helpful to you!
• Show and tell with striking visual – If you’re an individual who is shy and has difficult selling your skills because of that, then taking a selection of visual achievements can help you show off your achievements. These could be praise letters from former bosses and clients, achievement awards, charts of goals reached — any attractive document that underlines your qualifications for the job you seek. Your visuals can do your talking for you when you're nerves get best of you & you’re stumped for an answer and need recovery time.
• Speak up with a success sheet – As you prepare for your interview, you should be examining your achievements to help you sell yourself to the interviewer. In case nerves or shyness gets the better of you; create a one page sheet that has short descriptions of a few of your achievements that will help you show you ideal for job. When a difficult question erases your memory banks, you can say, "I am very interested in this job and a bit nervous. I'm drawing a blank. But I may have something related to your question here on my accomplishments page. . . Ah, here it is . . ." Glancing over your success sheet may uncork your brain.
• Get an interview coach – Sometimes nerves or shyness in interviewers can be to either down to lack of self-confidence, too much pressure, not comfortable with the process and many other reasons. Some may overcome their shyness or nerves if they get coaching helping from a professional. There are lots of companies and individuals that offer interview coaching services either free or at a cost. This of course won’t help everyone but it is an option for you to look at. Ask around with either local organisations who offer job search support for more details, other job seekers or go online and see what organisations offer those services.
• Load up on questions – At the end of the interview, you have an opportunity to ask questions which are designed to show not only your enthusiasm for the job but also how much you want. Shy people can often freeze up at this part, when the interviewer asks, "Do you have questions?" If you did your interview preparation correctly, you will have written down some questions you want to ask. Put them in a notebook and take them to the interview with you. If your mind goes blank them you have your notebook there to help you.
There are many more helpful tips and suggestions online that can help you. Just remember, what may work for one individual, may not work for another. You have to find the techniques that work for YOU!