Yep! You heard right! I finally (almost) finished my interviews! However, that last one was freaky. I spent about 20 minutes before my interview freaking out about the fact that I had to call and interview this complete stranger. The worst thought going through my mind was, "What the heck am I supposed to do when I call her?! I can't call for a professional interview when I'm practically bouncing off the walls from nervousness! Craaaaaap~!" I was so nervous, I thought I was going to start talking then suddenly trip over a random, out of nowhere, chair! O.O - If you know the feeling, try drinking milk (that's what I did)! Since milk makes everything better! Yay! :3 Anyways, back on topic. - When she picked up, it was really awkward getting things started and it was the same when we were trying to hang up, but I couldn't tell if she was nervous of not, or if it was just me. Maybe since she was a professional she had experience with phone interviews? Or maybe its just easier to be the interviewee? Who knows.... Anyways, if you guys ever feel like you might die from a phone interview, try finding a quiet place to relax, listen to some music beforehand to calm you down, bring a pencil, some paper, and always have your questions ready beforehand. It would be embarrassing if you didn't have your questions ready and ended up making the person on the other side feel anxious because of the awkward silence.... Good luck all! Just one more to go! Horray!!!
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hi. i ca relate this because it already happened with me while i was calling my interviewee. they are very helpful they give us all the information we want to succeed in this project. they are very polite and nice. best of luck for your last one :)
So silly. Just reading that made me feel nervous for you!
Being prepared definitely helps, as well as being calm. Everyone has their own ways of relaxing. Mine, for example, includes a cup of tea or coffee and ... totally ignoring my nervousness. But that's just me.
Some people just like helping out kids, and possess a sort of nostalgia that makes them more than willing to be interviewed. And even if they don't, they wouldn't have agreed in the first place if it were an issue. (I have to remind myself of this constantly.)
How funny I was kind of thinking the same thing when I did my interview. Although it took me like thirty minutes to build the courage and even dial the number haha but hey its all done and over with right. You give some good advice to cool down and I might just take it into consideration. Hope you do well on your next and last interview.
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