Monday, May 9, 2011

Interviewing Fear #3 - "I'll Stutter or Mumble"


Cat got your tongue? Fight back…you need it during your interview!

Worrying about stuttering or mumbling during your interview is totally normal…But it’s something that you can easily control.

If you are confident in the information you have provided on your resume, talking about it should be the easy part! Here are a few tips for nailing the information on your resume:

1. Make sure your resume is updated
If you don’t have the most up-to-date and relevant information on your resume, you are not giving yourself the best shot at the position. Be sure to have current job, education and community involvement information.

2. Review the resume in depth
Your resume should have skills, honors and qualifications listed on it. Make sure you know each of these items and can talk about them while relating them to experiences working in your field or during your training. Interviewers will be able to relate to real-life experience that has enhanced your skill set.

3. Be Confident!
Confidence is a huge factor in interviewing. The better prepared you are to discuss your qualifications and let an interviewer know that you are the one for the job, the better chance you are going to have at receiving it. Use your training and experience to your benefit and nail it!