Job interviews make me nervous

Don,

I have an interview on Thursday. I am applying for a pediatric clinical
nurse educator position. I am a staff RN who is currently in an MSN
program and have had 34 years experience. There are 3 of us being
interviewed for the position by 12 people. (charge nurses of different
ped depts., etc) I have two books on what questions might be asked but I
get “vapor locked” when it comes to me answering questions. I know I
can do the job but the interview is what is worrying me. Thanks for
your input. Bonnie .

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Hi Bonnie,

You’re not alone. Nearly everyone gets nervous during interviews. Once
you have a better idea of what type of answer is expected of you, your
fears will subside and a natural sounding answer will just glide out.
Practice answering the questions out loud in The Complete Interview
Guide and focus on creating your own answers that match you, your skills
and experience. Be sure to keep your answers short, tightly focused,
and to the point.

Don’t make a book of your answers and avoid getting into too much detail
with your answers – if your interviewer wants to hear more, then they’ll
ask. This is where many people start talking in circles and feeling the
need to explain every part of their answer and in the end, you don’t
even remember the original question. Make sure you avoid this pitfall.
Stay focused and to the point and you’ll do great.

I hope this helps and please let me know if there is anything else I can
do to help.

Good luck on your interview.

Best regards,

Don

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