I am so worried about job interviews...can anyone help?

I'm a 24 years old and about to graduate from college with my bachelors degree. While I'm happy for school to be over, I am so worried that I'll never get a job. I HATE interviews. Especially those behavioral interviews b/c I feel like they are geared toward extroverts and I'm am nervous and quiet when I have an interview. I never know the right things to say to questions like "tell me about a time when you......" I can never think of an answer right away.





What can I do to be less nervous during interviews? I am so worried that I'll never get past an interview. If I was given the chance I'm sure I would do an excellent job. I've been with the same employer for 3 years, no problems with attendance and go above and beyond. I 'm just never given the chance to prove myself because I choke up during the interview. HELP!!!!

I am so worried about job interviews...can anyone help?
Part of your nervousness (I believe) is that in these questions, you think that you can give a wrong answer. This simply isn't true. These questions are about YOUR past, not theirs. When you go into an interview, let them know that you may seem nervous because - as a dedicated worker, you've not been on many interviews. That will help them guage your attitude as they ask questions. When you answer the questions, restate the question... such as...





Q: Tell me about a time when you have discovered a problem and minimized it's impact to the organization?


A: I recall one incident in a previous job where - while reviewing an order, came upon an error in billing...





Make it personal. This is what YOU have done, and part of their questioning is whether you recognize problems, whether you CAN led, whether you can be led...





Be thoughtful in your answers, there's not a time limit... Another good technique is - ask them to restate the question. What type of leadership, or problem? Perhaps they could give an example...





It IS scary, no doubt, but you have skills that they want to learn about - that's why you're in the interview to begin with.





best of luck
Reply:In the past, the thing that made me most nervous during interviews was if I felt like I "needed" the job. This put much more pressure on everything I said or did during the interviews. Because you're graduating college, you have to realize that there is a world of opportunities that exist out there. No only should you think about impressing them with your qualifications, but you should go in with the attitude that this company is trying to get you, a talented and qualified college graduate. It's all a matter of confidence when you walk in the door, and when you ask them probing questions about the company and what they do, it shows them that it's not an inquisition of you, it should also be somewhat of a sales pitch from them. This equalizes the balance of power in the room, and makes it so that both parties in the room are attempting to reach a goal--you to get a job, and the interviewer to get a great candidate like you on board.





On a more practical level, it helps to take deep breaths, avoid the coffee (gives people the jitters), and try and come up with small talk or questions from the beginning--this helps to make it seem less like an inquisition and more like a conversation. Often, I've done interviews and really been at a loss of what questions to ask next and it's nice when an interviewee takes the pressure off by asking questions. Even if you are nervous, you can deflect the pressure off of you to answer tough questions, by asking them questions and making them the focus.





Also, the night before you go to an interview, it helps to go through you resume and think back to your prior job experiences. Or if you have the time, to go on the internet and look up sample interview questions, and try and come up with answers to the questions. While it's impossible to predict what they will ask, it's a good exercise to help get the thought processes going about your experiences and future goals.





Good luck on your interview!
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Reply:Go interview at every temp agency you can find. Don't tell the agencies that you are just practicing, just call and go talk to them. The repetitive act of interviewing over and over will give you some confidence that you desperately need.





Being a good interviewee, is not a "talent", it is a learned skill and you just need to learn it.





There are great books %26amp; websites that offer good solid suggestions for the answers to the dumb HR questions, read a couple and it will greatly help you.





You will be fine, take a deep breath and calm down. Congrats on graduation and happy holidays!
Reply:at the beginning you can pretend you're another person or that you're acting, maybe later you can be yourself
Reply:1st and foremost remember to just breathe.......... Nobody likes to be interviewed. Like somebody else said call temp agencies and practice. If you have a workforce center near you, go to that. There are people there that can help you. Also, ask your friends and family if they will help you by interviewing you.





And use the Internet and google search interviewing and interview questions. You will get some great answers from that.





Be yourself and remember, you are also interviewing the company while you are there.





Have a great holiday season and best of luck to you in the future.
Reply:First go to your school's job placement counselor. She/he may be able to help you. Next, see if you can find some good books on interviewing techniques (from the employer's side) to see what they might ask you. Third, get a friend to interview you. Have him or her ask the absolutely toughest questions you can put together from your reading.





Remember that a good interviewer will try to put you at ease. Also remember that many are just as nervous as you are. There are not many good interviewers out there.





Also you have an advantage over many graduates. You are older, and you have a solid, constant work history.
Reply:Go to the "internet" and type in "sample job interview questions" and you'll get questions and sample answers. If you are prepared, you'll be more relaxed.

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