Don’t expect anything from interviews. Pressure builds up the moment you start expecting and have fear of rejection.

This^ need to have a don't need don't care attitude. There's plenty of opportunities in the world too, nothing is worth stressing too much over.

Generalist

100% agree, I have got all jobs which I was careless, not run after. The ones I prepared my life worth's rejected me off the list

Consultant

Software Engineer

I am struggling in whiteboard exercise rounds. I get super nervous and even if I follow proper problem solving process I can’t get good ideas on the spot 🙁

Product Designer

Work on “peace of mind” overall. 
 ‘Run often’ if you can. The fast and slow pacing of heart prepares body to not freak out in times of stress. 
 There is no special preparation of peace of mind that can be done for an interview. Probably take a run on the day of your interview; it shall help.

Founder

Ending the zoom call abruptly is always an option so I don't get stressed out.

Meditate and say whatever the fuck happens

Product Manager

I already assume I’m gonna mess it up. Then it’s just uphill from there lol

In general my mind works decently well, but in interviews I'm having a mind block and not able to think through. I start getting tensed the moment I feel I gave the wrong answer and screw up the re...

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

In general my mind works decently well, but in interviews I'm having a mind block and not able to think through. I start getting tensed the moment I feel I gave the wrong answer and screw up the remaining interview. Any suggestions on how I can improve?

How do you have peace of mind in interviews?

How do you have peace of mind in interviews?- Grapevine

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

I usually panic before an interview and end up not attending it at all or postponing it. Even after preparing I feel under pressure and get performance anxiety. How can I tackle this?
I’m always worried about what they’ll ask and if I don’t answer properly what will they think of me, I get such intrusive thoughts. And even after preparing I always feel like I have not prepared well enough.

Interview panic

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

I am a senior software engineer with 6 + yoe mainly into backend (java and golang tech stack).

I am currently serving my notice period with no offer in hand.(my last day is April 30)

I have applied and given interviews to almost 12 companies and failed after clearing 2 or 3 rounds.

I feel that I am losing confidence in my skills when I face such rejection even though I shouldn't.

I feel like whatever answer I give during interviews is wrong and I constantly try to lookup the internet in the middle of interviews in fear of getting rejected.


Even though I know things very well I try to validate it and then mug up whatever is written on the internet and whenever a new question is asked which I haven't seen earlier where I would be required to think , i blank out.


This has never happened to me earlier.. I need some advice on how do I keep confidence in my skill and start solving things on my own.

Looking for advice

Backend Engineer

My contract was terminated last month citing restructuring.
Honestly, I saw it coming but wasn't expecting it would hit like this

I tried keeping my mind distracted, but now it has started to sink

I live with parents and they aren't saying anything (they were feeding me before and still are, no change for them)

I have had thoughts of ending all this, but do not have the courage. What if it ends halfway and I am redundant my whole life?

Credit card bills are coming through now and being 42% of my ex-salary wasn't something I was prepared for. I thought I was a sane spender.

How did you tackle being laid off?

Keep looking around, apply and eventually you're bound to get a good job I promise you. Just treat it as a numbers game. Ask your parents help with the credit card bills if you don't have enough corpus, there is no shame in that. You can give the money back to them when you're in a better position. 
  
 You're a nice person from what I know of you in this platform, you got this sis! Ending it all is not a good option for the people who care about you, and you're probably gonna look back later and smile and be glad for making it through

Application Analyst

How do you all manage chills before giving interview for your dream job?
How do you keep calm? 

I’m just getting very VERY restless and nervous.

Manage chills?

Growth Manager

Welcome to IT Company Discussion's Private Community

Today was my interview I know the things but due to stress I messed it up. 😔

Messed Interview

Software Test - QA

I need some assurance after getting rejected in multiple interviews.

How many interviews has everyone given till now ?

Software Developer

I had an interview today for a cloud ops role. I really messed it up. I was able to answer the initial questions well, but as it progressed, it kept getting worse. I feel that if I had more time to prepare, I would have done better. The interview was scheduled on just a day's notice. I'm feeling very guilty. How should I overcome this?🙃

Interview guilt

DevOps Engineer

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

I am in IT industry from past 6 years though not really invested(mind) into it. I was preparing for civil services for 4 years couldn't crack it as other failed aspirants (yet learnt lot in life).
From past 2 years learning to be IT professional but yet something is lacking in me to ace it. Now i wanted to switch company and grab new opportunities but fear of layoffs is holding me back to do that. And as i have more yoe but less knowledge compared to industry standards.
Will i be able to crack it ? And take up new challenges in life ? Will i be able to go through interview process and be successful at it?

Messed up Life

Hey all, idk what's been happening recently but I'm not able to clear any interviews, ig I mess up in managerial type questions due to nervousness and then the whole thing goes down, it's been 2.5 years since I've been working but now I feel so demotivated that I've been thinking of leaving tech. Idk what's been happening, even the companies don't provide a good reason for rejection or at least a feedback on where I went wrong,

Not being able to clear interviews

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

I think about seriously quitting my job atleast once every few months but I've stuck it out here for almost 3 years now.

I don't know if it's just me but the idea of putting myself out there and starting afresh at a new company is just terrifying -  the struggle to find something exciting but stable, being evaluated at interviews all over again, the uncertainty of fitting into a new team and having to prove myself all over again at a new work place - all of this just puts me off from taking any real action

I see everyone around me talking about career growth and taking up new opportunities. And rationally, I get it.  I get that there are tons of benefits to changing jobs - better salary, escaping a toxic workplace, etc. etc. I truly admire people who make these frequent shifts - seriously, how do people navigate this?

Job Switching is not for me

U guys are lucky to have job in product based companies: 
  
 We, in service based have to give interviews every now and then as the project changes. So as a byproduct we are kind of used to interviews 😂 (cry aa rha)

Growth And Strategy

Hey all, I feel so shit at the moment. I’ve failed 8-10 interviews so far, out of job since a year. It seems like every interview they ask a totally different set of questions or scenarios. Whatever I prepare gets me maybe 50-60% of the way, rest are all new questions and I fuck up or I’m not able to fully give them an answer.

What makes me feel even worse is that, lot of people aren’t even getting calls at the moment and here I am speed-running every single opportunity to failure. I’m so done at the moment. No idea how to proceed or what to prep.

Failing interviews

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

I decided to start applying and taking interviews after a 6-7 months break. Didn’t crack a good offer last time and dropped the idea of switching then.
 I find myself struggling with making my responses deep and well rounded specifically product sense and design questions. While I try to follow a framework and manage to effectively take the interview along that, I realise the content is shallow be it user segmentation, needs, pain points and solutions where I really run out of thoughts. I have close to 5 years of experience in PMing and have done decent in the products I owned but somehow just not able to get through certain interview expectations. Should I take a break from applying for preparation or continue taking interviews and learn alongside? Any specific recommendations to make the content rich?

How do you have peace of mind in interviews?

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