Graduate recruitment and beating interview nerves

If,
like me, you suffer badly from nerves, it really can be debilitating
in any walk of life, work, sport and exams.

You
could be highly accomplished at any skill or activity, but be redued
to the level of a beginner simply because you can’t control your
nerves. So if you are facing graduate recruitment processes and are
an excellent candidate but incredibly nervous, what can you do?

Firslty
you need to understand the root of nerves. Most forms of stress and
anxiety are caused by uncertainty, if you can minimise or remove the
uncertainty, you will effectively deal with the stress or nerves.
Lets look at a few things that will be your nerves in the graduate
recruitment process.

  • Do the journey to your interview venue in advance. There’s nothing
    more stressful than setting off to your interview and starting to
    think along the way you might not make it! There’s no need for this
    source of nerves. Do the journey in advance and time it, then add
    20% onto the time and leave yourself this much time to allow for
    traffic Jams and such like. If you have a long an unpredictable
    journey, go the night before and stay in a Travellodge, it may be
    the best investment you’ve ever made.

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