Nerves mean you care. Channel them.
Direct answer
To calm interview anxiety, prepare thoroughly, practise answers out loud, use slow breathing, arrive early and reframe nerves as energy. If your mind goes blank, pause, breathe and ask for a moment.
10 ways
- Practise aloud with a friend.
- Research the company.
- Prepare your stories.
- Plan your route or setup.
- Sleep and eat well.
- Breathe slowly: in for four, out for six.
- Reframe: "I am excited."
- Arrive early.
- Remember they want you to do well.
- Debrief and learn afterwards.
If it goes wrong
"Could I take a moment to think about that?" is fine.
Where Teyro fits
Teyro's Acing Job Interviews course turns this into short lessons you can play in a few minutes a day. It has 50 lessons, and you can start free.
The bottom line
Preparation is the best remedy for nerves.
