How to Increase Confidence For Interview?

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Thanks for choosing jobdekhao.com! Today's article is for those candidates, who feel they are ready for this or that interview, but they don't feel enough confidence to face it. Confidence is not about speaking perfectly in English or giving smart answers. Confidence is all about thinking and even believing that, "Yup, I deserve this opportunity."

Many candidates don't even try, and this don't happen because they lack the ability but they don't feel like explaining perfectly what they know and thinks that they are behind those other candidates. They don't lack skills and knowledge, they lack the confidence to show those skills. So, If you also feel nervous, blank out when get asked questions, and doubt themselves even after preparations. This problem is very real and majority of job seekers faces it and get affected by it.

Let's talk honestly about it, and fix it step by step.

👉🏻 Why Do Candidates Lose Confidence In Interviews?

Before increasing confidence, we need to understand that why it goes down, specially in interviews.

1: Rejection Breaks the Confidence:

When you apply for many jobs and don't get replies or face repeated rejections, your mind starts saying, "May be i am not good enough." This thinking is normal but not the truth.

2: Comparison With Others

Seeing others get jobs faster can make you feel behind. and yes this can break your confidence, you may start feeling like, "They are better than me, everyone's better than me" but always remember one thing, that you don't have to compare your journey with others, cause not everyone's have the same path to walk on.

3: Fear Of Judgement

Many candidates go through the anxiety of being judged, so that they choose to stay quiet and stay behind. But what they get afraid of doing confidently?

• The Fear of bad English

• The fear of giving wrong answers

• The fear of being laughed at

• The fear of looking foolish and dumb, even on a small anxious stammering.

These fear stops you from speaking freely, even if you already know the answers.

👉🏻 Now The Question is, How to Increase Confidence for Interview?

1: Prepare, But Don't Over-Prepare

Preparation builds confidence, but overthinking kills it badly. Simply focus on:

• Your resume

• Common interview question

• Your skills and projects.

And you don't need to memorise the interview answers, you need to understand your own story.

2: Practice Speaking Aloud, Even You are Alone

Confidence comes from keep practicing it and making that familiar to your tongue. So, try this:

• Speak answers in front of mirror

• Record yourself on your phone to know what areas needs to be improved.

• Explain your skills like you are talking to your friend.

At first ,you will feel awkward doing these things but after few days, this will all start making sense.

3: Accept Your Nervousness

If you feel nervous in your most important situation does not mean you are weak or something. Even experienced professionals feels nervous. So, instead of thinking like, "I am nervous, i will surely fail", think like, "I am nervous this is so important for me", and this small mind change will make a-lot difference by reducing pressure instantly.

4: Improve Your Body Language

Your body speaks even before you open your mouth to speak. Some simple tips for you:

• Sit straight

• Keep shoulders relaxed

• Maintain gentle eye contact

• Smile naturally

Good body language automatically increases confidence, even if you are nervous from the inside.

Final Words.......

If you are struggling with confidence, it does not mean you are incapable. I means you are trying your best and that is so powerful itself.

You also deserves opportunities, you deserve to be heard and you deserve to succeed. Keep preparing and showing up with full confidence. and this confidence will follow you on every step.

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