“I’m afraid to go for an interview, in case they hire me and I’ll have to work...” The other day my daughter called me and, excitedly, said that she was invited to an interview at a prestigious company. Imagine my surprise when I asked the question: “Daughter, are you worried?” and heard: “Yes!” How so? I'm smart, beautiful, ambitious, self-confident, and, despite my young age (22 years old), already a mature person, a graduate of a prestigious university, seriously worried about the upcoming meeting with a potential employer? In this article I want to share those recommendations that may be useful to you too.. Tip No. 1. It’s not you who needs to be afraid. After all, in fact, the one who conducts the interview should worry, because he is the one who risks more! His task is to review and study the applicant in a short time. Because if he accepts a bad employee, this is fraught with big problems later. What if he can’t consider a good specialist and lets him go, and he goes and gets a job with a competitor? So that! Tip No. 2 Refusal for employment is not a death sentence Many of us worry when they are rejected. In network companies, newcomers are given a piece of A4 paper, which is completely filled with the words “No”. The “student’s” task, after each telephone call to a potential client, upon hearing “No” in response to an invitation, is to simply cross out one word at a time. And he doesn’t get hung up on his experiences, he moves on easily and with excitement. And, at some point, he will hear the cherished: “Yes!” For every product, there will always be a buyer; if at the end of the conversation it becomes clear that they won’t accept you, then this is simply not your place. Tip No. 3. Forewarned is forearmed. At an interview, you are almost always asked to tell about yourself. Prepare in advance by writing your short presentation. Imagine that you need to briefly tell your fellow passenger on the train who you are and what you do. And it's better to use verbs and numbers. For example, you can say: “I am a toastmaster. I spend the holidays in a fun and interesting way. 20 years of experience.” Or you can put it another way: “Over 20 years of work, I have not only held more than 1000 weddings, but I have done everything so that 1000 couples can say that their wedding day is the happiest day of their lives.” Notice the difference? The interlocutor will definitely feel your self-confidence and love for your work, and if you say these words with energy in your voice, you will immediately earn respect for yourself and your business. Write several such presentations, and then choose the one you like best. Of course, this is not all that I told my daughter about in that telephone conversation. There was also something about non-verbal language, about professional and personal qualities. But maybe I’ll tell you about this next time. PS By the way, my daughter was very pleased with the interview. She passed! But she refused to work in that company because she didn’t like the conditions. But I’m not worried about her - everything is ahead of her! Subscribe to my channel and like. In collaboration with Vasilina Erashova