Setting out on your strategy to even land an interview is frustrating enough, but once you actually get your foot in the door for the interview, things can become a nerve-wracking ordeal.
Jean Baur, career expert and author of The Essential Job Interview Handbook offers offers a few tips to put your nerves as ease, via Brazen Careerist:
Study and expect the unexpected.
- Research the organization or company carefully and go beyond what you find on their website, Baur writes.
- Create a chart or map listing requirements on one side, and key words to remind yourself of how you match them on the other.
- Add your list of questions for the interviewer at the bottom of your map. You never want to miss an opportunity to ask questions, Baur adds. It’s a key tactic to prove you’re interested in a company. (And bring this map with you to the interview – it’s fine to have a “cheat sheet.â€)