Guest writer: Emma Coleman, Science Co-op Peer Mentor and Chemistry Co-op Student
Practice!
Interviews are stressful situations and one way to make them less scary is to practice your answers to common interview questions. This week’s IPP session and the mock interviews are great places to practice your interview skills and gain confidence.
Breathe.
The speaker in the video demonstrates a breathing technique that can be a helpful way to calm yourself down before entering a stressful situation like interviewing.
Thinking.
Remember that it is okay to take a little bit of time to think about your answers before you start speaking. One way to avoid rambling answers is to take a moment to plan your response in your head before you start saying it out loud.