As per any Employment Scripture, mental preparation before the big meet is a very important segment that needs to be tended to.

Here are a few things you could tell yourself before and during your preparations.

Remind yourself that you are not heading to a slaughterhouse and you aren't going to be sacrificed. They are just trying to find out how good you are, however hard the scrutiny maybe. In many cases of failures due to nervousness, the person does not loose the opportunity because he/she was incompetent. It mainly is based on the lack of confidence that puts off the employers. At the same time a fake confidence would clearly be shown or may even portray a picture of overconfidence depending on how well you are faking it. Your fear will be screaming out loud to the employer's eye. Remember only those who are wrong, fear and that is the general impression you might be showing. With your fear, an employer may suspect that the details provided by you on the resume aren't true or valid.

To conquer fear

Courage is not the absence of Fear, rather it is the presence of fear and yet the strength to fight with confidence and to trust in yourself.

If you have your fears, they would actually help if you can learn how to use them to avoid mistakes and plan more carefully.

Ask yourself...

• Who and what you are as a person who knows the job?
• As an organizational animal how would do you fit in the office?
• As an aspirant what are your needs and wants?
• How would you handle any potential problem (technical/organizational) and what preventive steps would you take?

Half your interview would be smooth if you could answer yourself these problems.

Here's a small tip:

Before an interview, talk to a new friend. Watch how you communicate to their questions/queries and how do you express yourself. Ask a friend to watch you in silence. Let your friend give you feedback on how you conducted yourself. This will give you an idea of how you look from an interviewer's eye.

While sitting there waiting, remember you might be watched. So from the moment you enter the organization to the time you walk into the interview panel, you need to maintain your poise. Wagging your legs like there was is an emergency for "Nature's Call" is a taboo. So is fiddling with the pen or any accessory, worse a small hole or crevice on the sofa. Keep calm and if the wait is long, try to read something, not necessarily something related to your field.