{"id":136,"date":"2016-08-10T16:18:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T16:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/career-tips\/?p=136"},"modified":"2022-11-15T16:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:50:12","slug":"simple-tips-to-feel-confident-at-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/simple-tips-to-feel-confident-at-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"6 simple tips to feel confident at interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s something to mull over before you go into that next interview: non-verbal communication (aka body language) \u2013 accounts for 55% of communication in a face-to-face situation, according to a recent study. The words which come\u00a0out of your mouth account for only 7%, and the tone of your voice 38%.<\/p>\n<p>Of course what you say matters (thinking it doesn\u2019t could lead to some very messy situations), but your interviewer is \u2018reading\u2019 you as much through your body language as the words you choose.<\/p>\n<h3>Power pose for confidence<\/h3>\n<p>In her 2012 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are#t-426760\">TED Talk<\/a>, social psychologist Amy Cuddy described the power of the open, confident posture and \u2018power posing\u2019.\u00a0 Making ourselves look bigger gives the impression that we\u2019re in control \u2013 it tells the interviewer you think you\u2019re on a level playing field with them. And it gets better. Even if the confidence you\u2019re exuding is all just an act to start, keeping it up can eventually lead you to <em>actually<\/em> feeling more confident.<\/p>\n<p>So if how you enter the room, stand and sit could all make or break the interview, here are some top tips for feeling more confident.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Know what you\u2019re worth to them <\/strong>\u2013 Run your CV through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/value-my-cv\/?utm_source=career-tips&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=6-tips-to-feel-confident\">ValueMyCV<\/a>\u00a0to give yourself a confidence boost &#8211; your skills are valuable and an employer would be lucky to have you working for them. Now you can put a\u00a0price on just how lucky they&#8217;d be.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dress for success<\/strong> \u2013 Never underestimate the power a lucky pair of socks can have. Wear something which makes you feel confident and comfortable, and this will help you come across as more assertive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smile to yourself \u2013 <\/strong>Before you walk in, take a few minutes in the privacy of the bathroom to smile at yourself in the mirror. Yes, really. The act of smiling, even if you don\u2019t mean it, gives you a little boost and will make you feel happier and more confident when you meet your interviewer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strike a pose \u2013<\/strong> And while you\u2019re still in the bathroom smiling to yourself, strike a power pose. Hands on hips, chest out, look yourself in the eye \u2013 it fires up all those confidence chemicals and tricks you into feeling superhuman. If you\u2019re feeling shy you can do this in the cubicle!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open up &#8211; <\/strong>There\u2019s no room for a shrinking violet here. Confident, open body language shouts \u2018ideal candidate\u2019, so have your shoulders back, head up and look your interviewer straight in the eyes when you listen or speak to them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sit up straight \u2013<\/strong> Slouching shows disinterest, which is the last thing you want in an interview. Sit up and employ the same open body language, with your shoulders back and head held high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The trick is not to over-think things.\u00a0 Be open, be bold, be engaged, then let your body language do the talking.\u00a0 With these simple steps, you could trick your brain into feeling more confident in your next interview \u2013 and confidence is what gets you the job.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s something to mull over before you go into that next interview: non-verbal communication (aka body language) \u2013 accounts for 55% of communication in a face-to-face situation, according to a recent study. The words which come\u00a0out of your mouth account for only 7%, and the tone of your voice 38%. Of course what you say<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/simple-tips-to-feel-confident-at-interviews\/\"> Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}