It's been a while I know, I've had a lot to do recently and I've been forgetting to do things such as blog now that I'm such a busy person (no lie). But now that I actually have the time to do it, I have decided to make a post about how I've sort of got over my fears recently.
Since starting uni and living off my student loan, I realised it was time to find a well paid job or at least apply for more which is what I did. So last Monday I finally received word for an interview on Wednesday at a local pub, interviews are one thing that scares me a lot due to anxiety and over-thinking before even attending the interview. But, this time I decided I wasn't going to google interview scenarios and worry about the interview and what sort of questions I might've been asked because when I do that, it panics me and I want to be the best I can be.
So instead, I decided I was going to definitely 110% go for this job. I was going to put my all into it and hope for the best. I bought myself a new dress ready for the interview to take my mind off the situation. I received the phone call at around 6:00pm on that Monday night but I didn't tell my parents until the next day, I told two people about this interview. I found that by only telling few people, I didn't have the pressure of doing perfect and if I didn't get the job, I hadn't let too many people down.
Once it got to Wednesday, I was very relaxed which actually worried me, I started to wonder why I wasn't nervous about the interview but I didn't overthink it. With my new dress and my relaxed attitude, I went for the interview. Of course I became a little bit nervous when the woman was talking to me but then throughout it I was wondering why I'd never had the courage to do this before, the atmosphere was so peaceful and relaxed. She took me to a corner in the pub and asked me questions as she wrote my answers, nothing was pushed or rushed and she didn't force me. Once the interview was over the woman joked on about how she finally had a break now and I felt so happy about it.
I'd finally put my fear of interviews aside and went for it, and two days later, she called and asked me back for job trial! Which I have this Friday.
From this situation, it made me realise that overthinking isn't what I need to do, it only makes the process worse than it actually is.
Ciao for now...
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