FUCK FUCK FUCK!! HELP!!

[NC101010]

I'm sat outside an office block ready to go in for an interview!

I haven't interviewed in 10 years!

I'm physically shaking! And will probably throw up as soon as I open my mouth!

I can't do this!

Remember you’re interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you. They have to convince you that you want to work there!! Good luck.

You can do this! I got my latest job after being a SAHM for 8 years. I was so nervous and shaking - I explained to them how nervous I was and they understood. I got the job. It was only a year contract but I got it. You can do it - good luck.

Ask them questions too.It takes the pressure off you for a bit.

Don't worry about being nervous. When I have done interviews I find I tend to prefer the candidates who are anxious as the interview usually means a lot to them for them to be nervous if you see what I mean? And often the candidates that come in really over-confident aren't as good as they think they are.

You are interviewing them too, so remember that! They have already made a good determination about you or they wouldn't have asked you in. Fingers crossed, and shoulders back. You've got this!

Keep us posted

Ask for a glass of water and then you can take a sip to think about an answer for a moment before you start to speak.

Ahhh this was me on Wednesday!! I haven’t had an interview in 14 years (I have been with my current company for 18 years) and I was fine until an hour before the interview. Nerves well and truly kicked in! Good luck OP

You're probably in there by now, and hopefully haven't vomited! But if you're still waiting (or for anyone else in a similar position), if they ask a question and your mind goes blank, especially if it's a "Tell us about a time when blah de blah" you can always say "Oooh that's a tough one. Could we maybe come back to that in a little while?"

I love the clenching buttocks tip someone posted! Definitely using that the next time I'm getting anxious about something!

Being nervous is fine. I understand how candidates feel and don't take nerves into account. You've got this!

How did it go?

My DS2 does this. Almost brings on a panic attack.

It helps him to think of an interview as a 'rehearsal'. He's rehearsing for future job interviews. He focuses on it as a learning experience rather than 'getting the job'.

Best of luck. You'll do fine!

How did it go?

Bit late but I hope it went well. I had a successful interview after 13 years being a SAHM. The team took me to lunch during the interview but I could hardly eat a thing - a very rare occurrence.

I'm out 😰

I was okay once I got in there. They made me feel really at ease and I settled into it and calmed down a lot.

They seemed to like me, I dunno? I hope so. We'll see what happens now. They said they'd let me know before the weekend but it's already Friday evening so...?

Things happen to delay decisions. Fingers crossed for you. And power to you for giving it a go. Even if it doesn't go your way, now you've done one, and you know you can.

Fingers crossed for you - and well done!

@Badassmama - great TED link - thank you!

@NC101010 - You are either interviewing now, or already have your outcome ... whether you win the job or not, please view the entire interview as a learning experience.

Hardly anyone 'wins' every interview they have - as in the old saying "nobody hit a wicket every bowl" - in other words, we don't get to be expert wicket-hitters without the constant training in which we continually miss.

Or as a horse-riding instructor used to tell me, decades ago - "nobody can call herself a proper rider until she's fallen off 7 times" ...

Upshot - either way - you're already winning, because you won the interview. You're already ahead - you have interview-winning skills, & you are getting better, more capable (& I hope less achingly nervous!) with each one.

Best wishes x

Awww, OP, I really hope you get it!

The only thing that has ever made me nervous like that was my driving test. Well, the first 4, actually. It was hellish, shakey legs, felt sick, the whole lot.

I'm eternally grateful that I don't get nervous about stuff and I really feel for people who do.

You survived 👍👍👍

Well done OP . It’s nerve after a long break .

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OP, worse case scenario is you didn't get the job, but you did get some interview experience.

But I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

I'm waiting to hear back about an interview I went for last week, I really hope I get good news I'll be gutted if I don't.
Good luck to you too.🤞