Continuing Series of Slide Presentations about the soft skills of interviewing. Interviewing. Free Resources are included for the job seeker.

1. INTERVIEW TIP # 6
…Breathe!
Mary Sherwood Sevinsky,
MS, CCM, CDMS

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3. Review
By now you are getting the idea that there is really a lot
involved when experts and others tell you to “make sure
to prepare for an interview!” Already, we have covered
• Practicing – Over Preparing
• Taking Notes
• Wearing Appropriate and Comfortable Clothes.
• Visit the location the day before the interview
• Relax – don’t try to cram for an interview

4. DURING the Interview
• So far in this series we have talked about how to
prepare to attend the interview.
• Tip #6 is the first tip concerned with DURING THE
INTERVIEW.

5. Meditation
• Even the most practiced speaker does it – we all do.
• Um, I mean most of us…
• Some of us do it because we are nervous.
• Others to fill the quiet space between sentences.
• To many it buys some time to think of what to say
next.
• Often it is just a habit we are not aware of.

6. Out Um!
• If you are preparing for an important interview (aren’t
they all important!), you will want to start banishing
these fillers in your everyday speech.
• Certainly, be aware of ums and uhs while practicing
how we will answer certain interview questions.
• Sometimes it helps to replace bad habits with good
ones.

7. Take a deep breath….
• Breathe instead of saying um, uh, etc.
• You may get most nervous when you have to speak in
a public or unique situation – such as an interview!
• Instead of filling the silence with random syllables,
breathe in.
• You might find it helpful to press you tongue to the
rough of your mouth to remind yourself that there is
no need to fill every silence.

8. Stammerer?
• Sometimes we stammer when we are trying to find
the right words and feel the pressure.
• Again, try to focus on breathing in once then out or
press your tongue to the roof of your mouth while
you think.
• This is usually enough to buy you time to find your
language.

9. Tips and Tricks!
• There are other techniques you can employ:
– Tapping your leg
– Pressing a nail into your palm (a finger nail!)
– Casually adjusting a bracelet – a replacement for snapping
a rubberband
– Tug your earlobe gently
– What tricks have you used successfully?

10. Recap
• So, you have practiced (Tip #1), prepared your notes
(Tip #2), and have appropriate, comfortable clothes to
wear (see Interview Tip #4 – Visit the location the day
before) and Tip #5, Relax. This was the first session of
several sessions that addressed that nerve racking
During-The-Interview Period. Join me next time for
Tip #7….
• Good Luck!

11. Resources for possible interview questions
and/or answers:
• Articles in my blog
• Articles on CAREEREALISM
• Articles on the Web
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