How do you stay mentally fresh during a long job
interview process? Perhaps you have considered finding a new job, or asking for
a higher paying position in your current company.
One of the things that may be holding you back
from going forward is the long, nerve wracking interview process itself that
may involve many call backs for higher level interviews.
How
can you stay fresh and on top of your game in an energy charged environment?
Long interviews can be emotionally and physically
exhausting for a number of reasons:
·
You know you are completing against other
experts in your field.
·
Your attitude and sustainability under
pressure is also being judged, so you must be "up" at all times
without looking fake.
·
It is difficult living under a microscope
for an extended period of time.
Here
is some advice for job seekers.
Remember-You are all in the same interview process so focus on what
can you do to move ahead of the other interviewees.
Here are 5 Simple
Solutions that answer the questions:
- What are some ways to stay mentally fresh throughout the process?
- What are some ways to find serenity as the pressure mounts?
- How should you approach other opportunities that may arise?
5 Things You Can Do to Give Yourself the Edge During a
LONG Interview Process.
1.) Wear comfortable shoes- sounds simple but when your
feet hurt your whole body hurts, and it shows on your face which may be
mistaken as a "grumpy person."
2.) Positive mental attitude: Start your day right with
mirror therapy. When you brush your teeth in the morning tell your reflection
why you are the best candidate for the job by focusing on our strengths, then tell
yourself how much you appreciate your opportunity to share your qualifications
with others. The words you say now may pop into your mind later in the day during
the interview, and you will say them with confidence because you believe them.
3.) Keep up your momentum when you are
neck-to-neck with someone else for the job. Anytime
you sit down take 3 deep "empowering breaths" and imagine them going
to any part of your body or spirit where they are needed for reinforcement.
4.) Smile! Even if you do not get this job, your smile
may be so memorable it will open doors for another one. You just never know.
5.) Drink plenty of water. Dehydration under pressure
shuts down the brain neurons which slows down thinking and responses. You must
be on top of your game.
Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos taught The Profoundly
Emotionally Disturbed for 10 years and Psychology at University of South
Florida. She is a TV/Radio Producer/Host of Wicked
Housewives On Cape Cod, the award winning author of the International
Bestseller Surviving Cancerland: Intuitive Aspects of Healing and
advocates for health and healing at International Conferences throughout the
country. Learn more about Kat @ www.AccessYourInnerGuide.com
