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Social Media: Preparation Can Prevent Job Interview Anxiety

Preparation allows one to interview with confidence.

By: Kyle Kensing

Job interview anxiety is perfectly normal. After all, the interview is one of the major gateways to a new career. Job seekers can alleviate some of their tension by identifying exactly which facet of the interview elevates their blood pressure the most.

We asked Facebook and Twitter users to respond to CareerCast.com’s social media query: Which part of a job interview do you find most challenging? The responses had a unifying theme.

By: Martin Yate, CPC

Telephone interviews are usually short, just long enough to rule you in or out, and so an interviewer’s focus will be on questions that help evaluate you as quickly as possible. Your goal is to turn this telephone screening into a face-to-face meeting.

The 10 Questions Every Job Interviewer Asks

By: Paul A. Greenberg

Here are the 10 questions you can almost always count on in a job interview, and some helpful hints about how to respond:

1. Why did you leave your last job? If you're managing your working life as you should, the reason you left your last job is that you are trying to further your career and take the next logical occupational step. If, however, you left because you hated your job or your boss, this is not the time or place to mention that. Stay positive and demonstrate a progressive, mature attitude...

Why Intelligent Enthusiasm Always Wins the Job Offer

By: Martin Yate, CPC

Restaurant interviews usually happen once you have demonstrated that you are capable of doing the job. Consequently, an invitation to talk business over food means that you are under strong consideration. Meeting in a restaurant offers the interviewer a chance to see you in a social setting that encourages examination of the more subtle skills that play a role in work once you begin to climb the professional ladder of success.

By: CareerCast.com

You've sent out countless resumes and have finally been called in for an interview. This is the point where you can make it or break it. If you perform well, you may finally get the job you've been looking for.