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Why do job interviews make you feel uncomfortable and stressed? Because interviews aredesigned to see if what you're selling is worth buying.

Usually you're treated as if you're the product, an advertisement. No wonder most people feeluncomfortable and insecure during job interviews - - what if they don't buy what you'remarketing or selling?

To increase your confidence in job interviews, it's important to make a direct, meaningfulconnection with the interviewer. Below I have provided 5 job interview tips that will help youminimize your anxiety and increase your confidence in the job interview.

1) Be aware of how you present yourself as soon as you walk in the door.

The job interview begins as soon as you meet the front office staff ( receptionists, secretaries,administrative assistants, etc.) Present a courteous and agreeable manner even if you hadproblems with finding the location, or if you're feeling nervous.

2) Recognize that the first impression is formed in the first few minutes of contact. This mayseem unfair, however, this is still good information to know in advance. Your knowledge givesyou power and a sense of control.

The most important thing is to take a deep breath before you shake the interviewer's hand.Relax, look the interviewer squarely in the eye, and smile. Your muscle memory will now kickin and make a mental note that you're not in danger. The interviewer will be put at ease andyour first impression will be professional and composed.

3) Check out your interviewer's surroundings so you can find helpful cues and signs. Even ifthe interviewer has brought you to a generic conference room for the interview, he or she willstill provide cues or signs to help you connect. What is the interviewer wearing? If you're inthe interviewer's office, what pictures are on the desk? What certificates are on the wall?

Look around as you are seated so you can begin to make that human connection with this

person. Your awareness of these physical cues will help you see that this interviewer issimply an individual who wants to share a conversation with you.

4) Stay a step ahead of the interviewer by analyzing their style. Every job interviewer willprovide you with keys to succeeding within the interview.

If you check out their voice and behavior you'll begin to see a pattern that emerges. Theymay pause before asking the tough questions - - or they may shoot them out quickly. Theymay keep the entire interview on a casual level - - or keep it very formal. Your role is to checkout the patterns of their behavior and find a way to mirror what you see. You do not need tochange your entire personality for an interview, but it is time to match the mood and tone. Inthis way, you begin to forge a connection.

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5) Don't leave without asking some questions. I'd recommend taking mental notes of a fewthings that you hear during the interview so that you can bring up a related comment orquestion at the end. Yes, of course, you should have prepared a few questions to ask prior toarriving. But, be sure to double back to something the interviewer has said during theinterview.

In this way, you will be able to reinforce the connection which has been created.

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