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hi there my name is richard from
pastmyinterview.com
and in this tutorial i'm going to teach
you how to overcome
interview nerves a lot of you have been
getting in touch with me on the channel
and you are saying richard i have a job
interview coming up tomorrow
i am really nervous how can i perform to
the best of my abilities
well within this presentation i'm going
to give you five
really important tips that will help
bring your nerve levels down
considerably and help you to perform to
a really
high level so before we get into it if
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content for you let's get straight into
it
and i'm going to teach you how to
overcome interview nerves
tip number one for overcoming interview
nerves
is to stop treating it as an interview
treat it as a meeting between you
and a potential employer now the word
interview puts the fear into people and
believe it or not
it is you who is increasing your own
interview nerves
because of what's going on up here we
need to change your mindset
and one way we can do that is to start
treating this as a meeting
between you and a potential employer now
of course for the rest
of this tutorial i will refer to it as
an interview
but when you go away after you've
stopped watching this tutorial
i want you to start treating it as a
meeting and that will help
to calm your nerves now whilst on nerves
of course you need to have a little bit
of nerves
because if you don't you won't perform
to the best of your ability and also
i've been in interviews before
where somebody a candidate has been sat
in front of me
and they are a little bit too confident
they don't show any nerves whatsoever
and that can come across as a little bit
arrogant overconfident i want to see
somebody who is a little bit nervous
because it tells me that they care so
tip number one is start treating it as a
meeting
between you and a potential employer
and that will bring your nerves down
considerably
tip number two for overcoming interview
nerves is to make sure you carry out
some research
into the company you are applying to
join
now we know that one of the questions
you are going to get asked is
tell me what you know about our company
and if you can't answer that question
competently and confidently you will not
get hired
and all of these tips are designed to
help boost your confidence
we want to decrease your nervousness
levels but we also want to
increase your confidence and the way we
can do that is to make sure
that you know a little bit about the
company that you are applying to join
so we know they're going to say to you
tell me what you know about our company
so what you need to do is number one go
on their website find out about their
products and their services
what do they sell what do they do and
also find out a little bit
of historical information about the
company when did they start
who owns the company and where do they
operate from and number two
make sure you follow the company on
social media have a look at their latest
social media posts what have they been
posting about
on facebook on twitter and also have a
look to see
if they have a linkedin corporate page
because then you can say
i follow you on social media and i
noticed recently
you've been carrying out the following
things that would tell me that you have
an interest in my company
and you have also carried out some
research so make sure number two tip
number two
for reducing your interview nerves is to
carry out some research
because then you can answer that
question with confidence
tip number three for overcoming
interview nerves and this is really
important
this will help you to stand out from the
other candidates
make sure you download a copy of the job
description
read the job description and have a look
at the key requirements of the role
now the job description is essentially
the blueprint
of what the hiring manager or the
employer is looking for
in the successful candidate now the vast
majority of
people who attend interviews don't even
know what the job description is but
you're going to be different and again
this will help to boost your confidence
levels get a copy of the job description
and read it
and have a look what they are looking
for now more often than not they will be
looking for certain skills
such as teamworking being able to work
under pressure
being being able to communicate
effectively and also being
able to provide excellent customer
service so if you know what they are
looking for
you can talk about the different skills
you have that are a match for the job
description and
also be prepared for interview questions
that focus on the job description so if
it says on the job description
the successful candidate will be
required to deliver customer service to
a certain standard
i can guarantee they will ask you the
question tell me about a time
when you provided excellent customer
service so downloading that job
description
enables you it empowers you to think
about the questions they are going to
ask you
during your interview tip number four
for overcoming interview nerves
this is really important we know the
first interview question they are going
to ask you
your interview is tell me about yourself
so whether you have a face-to-face
interview or you have an interview
online a virtual interview
the first question they will say is tell
me about yourself
now of course it makes perfect sense for
you to prepare
an answer to that first interview
question
because that then will give you the
confidence for the rest of the interview
if you are stumbling when they say to
you tell me about yourself
this will increase your interview nerves
so my advice
is to prepare a really good answer to
the question tell me about yourself
that you know off by heart and it then
sets you up with confidence
for the rest of the interview now a
great format to follow
a great format to remember when you
answer the question tell me about
yourself
is seat s-e-a-t and you can remember
this format because when you go into
your interview you will be sitting in a
seat
remember s-e-a-t and this gives you the
things to talk about
s is for the skills that you have that
are relevant to the role
e is for experience previous work
experience that you have
that is applicable to the role now if
this is your first job
instead of talking about experience you
could talk about
educational qualifications a is
achievements
what achievements have you gained in
your life so far
and t is the type of person you are
tell them you are the type of person
who's going to come into this role
and you're going to make a significant
impact you will act as a positive role
model for their company
and you're going to do a really good job
now if you want to find out a model
answer
to the interview question tell me about
yourself click the link right now at the
top of this video
because i've created a brilliant answer
that you are going to want to check out
tip number five for overcoming interview
nerves
is to make sure that you have got some
questions lined up
to ask at the end of the interview now
this is where a lot of candidates
let themselves down we know that when
you get to the end of the interview
the interviewer is going to say to you
that's the end of the interview
do you have any questions for us now a
lot of candidates
say it's okay you answered everything
for me
i have no questions that is a mistake
because this is your opportunity
to further show that you are the right
candidate for the job so we have to ask
smart questions now i recommend you
ask three or four questions that put you
across in a positive light
and they are also focused on not you
but on the company so let me now give
you four
really smart questions that you can ask
at the end
of your interview to impress the hiring
manager
question number one what advice would
you give to the successful candidate who
wants to do a really good job in this
position
so that's a really good question because
it shows that you are
wanting to do really well within the
company but you are asking them for
advice
what advice would you give to the
successful candidate who wants to do a
really good job in the position
that's a smart question to ask question
number two
of the questions to ask at the end of
your interview what's the culture like
here within this company
so that's a smart question because you
are trying to find out
what the companies like to work for and
it enables
the interviewer or the hiring manager to
talk about their company which is
something
they should love doing question number
three of smart questions
to ask at the end of your interview what
challenges
are your company facing right now and
how can i help you
overcome them in this role that's a
smart question because you are
preparing yourself to be in the position
and every company has challenges but you
are asking what you can do
to help overcome them so it's a very
smart question to ask
and question number four what would you
need me to concentrate on
in this role within the first 30 days of
starting
again you are visualizing yourself in
the role and you are getting them
to visualize you in the role as well and
you are asking what do you need me to
concentrate on
in the role within the first 30 days so
there's four really smart questions
that you can pick from to ask within
your interview at the end when they say
to you
that's the end of the interview do you
have any questions for us
so there we have it five really good
tips
to help you overcome interview nerves
and don't forget
being successful at an interview is all
about preparation so it doesn't matter
whether you have an interview coming up
tomorrow or within a few days you can
still carry out
plenty of preparation number one don't
forget
make sure that you start treating it
from now on as a meeting
this is a meeting between you and a
potential
employer stop using that word interview
because it puts fear into people
which is what it is designed to do this
is a meeting
and you are preparing fully for it
number two make sure
you carry out some research don't forget
to go on their website
find out a bit about the company have a
look at their social media pages
follow them on social media and it gives
you something to talk about when they
say
tell me what you know about my company
number three make sure you download that
job description
this is your ticket to success download
the job description
read it and have a look at the essential
criteria
what are you required to do in the role
and that will also give you a clue
as to the type of questions they're
going to ask you in your interview
number four make sure you prepare your
answer to the first interview question
tell me about yourself remember to use
that format s-e-a-t
the skills and qualities you have the
experience or the educational
qualifications
some significant achievements you have
gained in your life or career so far
and t the type of person you are what
you're going to do in the role
if they choose to hire you and then
finally make sure you have some
questions prepared
at the end of the interview to ask so
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interview i've been richard mcmahon and
thank you so much
for watching this presentation i wish
you all the best for passing your
meeting speak to you soon
