1.0Protégé Recruitmenthttps://www.protegerecruitment.com.aurich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eyPfG9qd5P"><a href="https://www.protegerecruitment.com.au/news-item/calm-interview-nerves/">How To: Calm Interview Nerves</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.protegerecruitment.com.au/news-item/calm-interview-nerves/embed/#?secret=eyPfG9qd5P" width="600" height="338" title="“How To: Calm Interview Nerves” — Protégé Recruitment" data-secret="eyPfG9qd5P" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Nerves and interviews go hand in hand and everybody (including myself) will experience them to some degree. We just need learn how to manage them and try to use them to our advantage. As an experienced recruiter, I can spot nerves a mile away and since my time on Dragon’s Den, I have found – weirdly – that lots of people I interview are really nervous when meeting me just because they saw me on TV a few times. I will always ask the interviewee ‘are you feeling nervous?’ and when they admit they are, there always seems to be a sense of relief because it’s out in the open. Not only this but by making you feel comfortable, it … Continue reading →