Handling Stressful Interviews

Are you going through a series of interviews? Do you realise that there are times when you feel stressful during the interviews. Don’t be panic. This might be a test for you. These days, employers are looking for people who can cope with stress in the office. They might do everything they can to make you feel uncomfortable during the interviews to see how well you can cope with the stress.

There are signs to look out for when you are attending interviews.

First of all, the interviewer might let you wait for a long time before joining you in the room. Once the interview has started, you start to feel that those questions are aimed at you so quickly you hardly get to breath in between answering and listening. This is a common tactic to test whether you would be panic. You should watch your tone when you reply the questions to make sure you are not anxious.

Moving on, they will do other things to annoy you such as answering calls or doing something on the computer. They might even pretend to be bored with the interview. At this stage you might be disappointed but you should also realise that this is not a normal interview. You are interviewing for a job and different interviewers would ask different questions and do different things.

At this stage, most of us would be on fire but you should be cool with these signs. Since it is a test, you should remain calm and if possible, keep smiling. The interviewer might try to annoy with more actions such as criticising your experience or even ask unrelated questions.

To combat with these actions, the key is to remain calm and cool. Answer with confidence and you will be safe. There is no point to be rude and walk out of the room. Be nice when others be cruel to you. You can win this battle.

Other posts you may want to read:

1. Know Your Interviewers
2. The Professional Resume and The Interview Trio
3. 5 Common Types of Job Interviews
4. Job Interview Tips: How to Annoy Your Interviewer
5. Free Career Test

Author's bio: Sarah Lam is a freelance writer, a virtual assistant and a sole proprietor. She writes regularly at her blog Writing Consultation and contributes articles to a host of other websites. You can reach her at sarah[at]writingconsultation.com