Haveo · Job interviews when they make you anxious

The day before an interview

Do three things and then stop. Say your stories out loud once, check the route or the link, and decide what you are wearing. Preparation past that point raises the stakes rather than your readiness.

Say the stories out loud, once

Not read, said. One pass through your six. Twenty minutes.

The value is in having heard your own voice say them; a second and third pass adds very little and starts to feel like cramming.

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Check the logistics

The route and how long it takes, or the link and whether it opens. The building, the floor, who to ask for.

This is the anxiety that is completely avoidable, and it is the one that most often produces the bad first ten minutes.

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Decide the clothes

Tonight, not in the morning. It is a small decision that becomes disproportionate when you are already braced for something else.

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Then stop

More research the night before does not surface in the conversation, and it reliably raises how much the whole thing feels like it matters.

Do something that occupies you. The people who sleep badly are usually the ones who kept preparing.

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In the morning

Eat something. Arrive early enough to not be rushing, and then wait somewhere nearby rather than sitting in reception for half an hour.

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Rehearse it before you walk in.

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Common questions

What if I cannot sleep?
One bad night does not noticeably affect how you come across, and believing it will is its own problem. Plan an easy morning rather than trying to force sleep.
Should I re-read my resume?
Once. You should know what is on it, because they will ask about a line of it.
What about the questions I want to ask?
Have two written down and take them in. Nobody minds and it means you still have them if the conversation runs long.
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