Anxiety during / before interview

I feel the same way. I’m only an intern but leading up to the interviews I’ve had I was extremely anxious, then once I get a few questions answered I start to relax and feel confident. It always happens so I’m not sure why I get so anxious every time.

Depends on how much I like the company.

I had a superday at a BB a couple of weeks ago and I was really nervous because I really liked the firm. I didn't get the offer, though and that sucked.

I also interviewed at an MM 3 weeks back and wasn't interested in this company at all so I couldn't care less. Didn't think my interview went well so didn't expect an invite to the next round. Found out last week that i got the next round interview.

Honestly, from my interviews (these, and others) I have realised that you should def be calm as you go through it. I messed up more when I was nervous and I have a feeling that they can sense the nervousness.

So, keep calm and ace that interview.

I have the same issue

I think in some ways one's anxiety, or at least mine, has gotten worse since undergrad.

During undergrad and when recruiting for your first role, if you do poorly in an interview it sucks but it's understandable. You're still brand new to the process, and have lots to learn about the industry and the recruiting process. However, once you have a few years of experience under your belt, you start to develop some sort of an identity.

As an experienced candidate, you'll be associated with the role and firm you're working at, but you're also looked at as an independent individual. If you come to an interview unprepared and do poorly,for example, not knowing basics of certain concepts you should remember, your reputation will take a hit and you'll be seen as an incompetent professional. To me that's more haunting than not getting the role. As a consequence, my anxiety has gone up since the undergrad days, however, through experience, it's easily manageable.

Watch a couple Marcus Luttrell videos on YouTube beforehand

I get crazy anxiety before important moments (like interviews) and the way I remove all that is working out. If you exert yourself physically beforehand, a lot of that nervous energy goes away

practice interviews and do more research about the company who is interviewing you etc. I think my nervousness goes away when I can talk really really deeply about things the company is doing or things I know my interviewers are interested in etc

I think there are a couple different ways I've been able to overcome performance anxiety. Since high school I was always anxious before big games, tests, and interviews. The best way to make sure you get rid of the anxiety is by overpreparing. As @notsarcastic mentioned doing a TON of practice interviews allows you to get those reps in before the actual interview. Make sure these practice interviews are a lot harder than a typical interview, ask a mentor or your friend or something. Overpreparing allows you to be confident and if you're still nervous, you will quickly find relief in the interview after realizing it's the same as your practice ones. Second, try your hardest to realize that this is just one of many opportunities and you aren't a fuck up if you fail. By not caring too much or putting personal emphasis, you won't feel pressure. Finally, take deep breaths through your nose and out through your mouth. Search up some meditation stuff. Controlling your breathing is directly linked to controlling your anxiety. Good luck!

It's something I have also experienced. Like someone else said, the more I want a job the more it seems to affect me... or at least that used to be the case. Not so much anymore as i'm now pretty confident in my abilities as well as happy(ish) with my current firm and remuneration, so the interviews are genuinely two way. The power dynamic is totally different than when I was inexperienced/out of work.

The first thing I'd suggest to overcome this it to be exceptionally well prepared. I find that a lot of the nervousness came from thinking I'm an importer, so the more I did to ensure I wouldn't be found out, the more comfortable I felt.

I once read that nerves tend to be more settled when one is in one's own territory. I'm not suggesting you ask for the interview to be conducted at your house rather than in their office, but I do suggest trying to synthesise the feeling of being in your own territory. You can do this by remarking the territory ass your own. In short… turn up early and take a shit in their office. It works.

I’d also recommend not turning up too early. The more time you have to spend thinking about the interview and your nerves, the worse they can become.

I’ve also found having a beer beforehand can work too. One beer is enough to take the edge off without affecting your performance.

just get a fresh haircut and be confident, you will be fine

pop a bean take some lean

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That same energy you exert and categorize as nervousness, anxiety, negativity.. can easily be shifted into excitement, energy, positivity. Just like how traders get on a high from making profit, they also hit lows from losing profit.. I always recommend preparing as much as you can from a technical perspective if you’re worried about the interview questions, but try to understand why your body/mind is making you feel certain things depending on who you are as a person. Some people thrive on that extra energy but if you’re generally more mellow, I’d suggest to find outlets such as doing 1) meditation which calms you down + clears your mind and/or 2) cardio to force your body/heart to adapt in high stress on the body. Also remember that there’s absolutely zero value in stressing over things out of your control. Control what you can through interview preparation and leveling your own nerves but don’t overstress what people will think of you or whether or not you’ll get the offer. The mind is powerful and can either take you higher or bring you down — 50% of any battle starts with yourself.

I have competed in public speaking for 3 years and have had multiple interviews all of which I surveyed struggled with nerves. yes to the point of nausea. the days coming up I just don’t think about it. I think about the thing coming after it, like dinner that night, or the gym after, etc... this is hard, but key. the hours before you can really avoid it, so here is what I do. about 2 hours before my speech I practice a bit but I also play Tetris. I heard from a speech partner that playing a game or doing a task that is kind of repetitive and takes little thinking helps with nerves a ton. Tetris was his method and I kind of stuck with it. this kept me cool and calm on the hours leading up. getting closer to time I would practice and run over some of my lines or rehearse some questions but I would do it in short segments. keeping my self cool. this typically did most of the work. This is a bit extreme, but I actually had a speech I was so nervous, even after my methods I was stuttering over my words. SOMEHOW I passed and made it to round 2. In fear of my stuttering failure I used my last resort which I had heard being used before and I had because I’m an avid gym goer (I was at a hotel), smelling salts. they called my name and I immediately snapped the tab, took a whiff, and walked in. felt like a million bucks and got me through the early nerves in the speech.

I took three shots of vodka about 30 min before an interview once. Made me extremely confident and social with the interviewers, and it all went really well until they started asking technicals.... Needless to say, technicals are a lot harder while tipsy.

they understand i guess - they know we freaking out so no worry as long as you can answer their questions confidently i guess

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