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Playing the Negative Tape in Your Head: The Job Interview
At the moment a job applicant is ushered into the interview room, they experience a flood of perceptions. This might include the decoration of the room, the smell of perfume or cologne, family pictures on the desk, the computer monitor sitting on the desk, the state of tidiness in the room, and the appearance of the interviewer.
But the job applicant is also somewhat of a prisoner of something else ? their own state of mind.
At the moment the interview begins, the applicant is the sum of all of their job experiences and life experiences up to that point, positive and negative. And there are other important realities too. How badly does the applicant need the job?
The following list itemizes different states of mind and is worthwhile reading for anyone seeking a job. The applicant?s negative state of mind can be so pervasive that it will surely be difficult to assess the potential of the job.
The State of Mind of a Job Applicant:
* 1. The applicant really needs a job ? Coming into an interview with a tremendous need for a job can make things difficult. Money might be dwindling, rent might be due, and the sense of impending doom might be crowding out all rational thought in the applicant?s mind. 'I just need a job,' might be their mantra to the point where all negative feedback from the interview is put on a back burner.
* Then if the applicant gets the job, reality soon begins to set in and there is regret and anger over the decision. Almost always, the state of mind can be traced as the heart of the decision to take the job, over ...