Teacher recruitment interview, what should candidates do if they are too nervous?

Nervousness is not a bad thing, don’t be afraid of it. It's normal to be nervous during an interview, but it's abnormal not to be nervous. Excessive tension can lead to abnormal performance, while moderate tension is conducive to stimulating excitement. According to scientific surveys, moderate tension can stimulate the brain and speed up thinking, so it will be helpful for performance in the interview room. This is just like running a marathon. If your mood is too relaxed and low, or even depressed, you will fall behind others; however, if your tension and anxiety are excessive, you may not be able to persist to the end or be unable to sprint, nor can you achieve the best results.

Coping with stress before the interview

1. Cultivate an open-minded attitude

Tell yourself that this is just an ordinary exam, not the end of life, just try your best . At the same time, you should also do appropriate ideological work for parents, and do not blindly worship the job you applied for;

2. Maintain a normal work and rest schedule

Make a work and rest schedule every day, go to bed strictly according to the prescribed time, and sleep at the specified time. Listen to soothing music when you are not working;

3. Don’t keep your nerves in a tense state, chat with friends around you to relax, and release your inner emotions appropriately.

Coping with stress during interviews

1. Adapt to the interview situation, simulate the interview situation and answer questions repeatedly before the interview, and finally turn answering questions into an instinct.

2. Strive for more opportunities to speak in front of strangers and exercise your courage.

3. Determine the number of people who are worse than you in appearance and temperament, and then calculate the percentage. Remember to only look at people who are worse than you, even if there is only one, this is very important. One less competitor is a big deal.

4. Confiscate the smile. When communicating with other candidates, try to be cordial, humble, elegant and elegant, so that you can achieve two purposes:

(1) You can gain the trust and smiles of others, which can help you build confidence. Relieve tension.

(2) Create psychological pressure on other opponents who are counting (counting those who are worse than themselves).

5. Conquer the staff. When the staff is not busy, if time permits, communicate with them by asking for help (such as going to the bathroom or borrowing tissues and other small things). You must conquer him or her with a smile and politeness. In this way, before you enter the examination room, you can also receive a kind smile or blessing from a stranger.

6. Chewing gum and other external stimuli to relieve stress is also a good auxiliary method. When scientists conducted research on the relationship between chewing and stress, they found that chewing gum can change the physiological indicators of the human body and stress. Foreign When using electroencephalography technology, the psychology department found that chewing gum can enhance alpha brain waves, thus achieving the purpose of reducing stress.

7. Treat your mistakes politely and conquer the examiner. Everyone who enters the interview room is in a state of rapid heartbeat, so making mistakes or getting stuck is inevitable. What you have to solve is how to treat your failures politely and calmly. If you are nervous and make a mistake in the interview room, do not hide it. The more you hide it, the more nervous you will be. You may want to stop and think for a few seconds (note that the meditation time should not be too long, preferably no more than 8 seconds), or say a few polite words generously and try to Time to think about the problem.

Methods to overcome tension

1. Mental balance method

The teacher recruitment examination is very competitive. It is not only a competition of knowledge, but also a psychological battle. The training of willpower. The mentality during the interview is particularly important. Candidates will hear many words like this before participating in the interview: Build confidence, don't be nervous, relax. The specific implementation process should be to achieve one high and one low: high morale - I must be better than my opponent; low goal - reduce the probability of success, adjust the must-go to the impossible, do your best, and process More important than the result, participating in the interview should be used to train yourself, so that you can throw away your baggage and go into battle easily.

2. Language balance method

You should slow down your speaking speed. During interviews, candidates generally speak faster due to nervousness, which in turn aggravates the nervousness, thus entering a vicious cycle.

If you deliberately slow down your speaking speed, you can reduce your nervousness and, more importantly, allow the examiner to listen carefully to your words so as to leave a deeper impression on the examiner.

3. Mind-body balance method

As the saying goes, "The body is the capital of revolution." In the interview, physical relaxation is also an important step. Before the interview, take a deep breath, inhale slowly and then exhale slowly. Whenever you exhale, say "relax" silently in your mind, or close your eyes and deliberately imagine some quiet and beautiful scenery, such as blue sea water, golden sea, etc. Beaches, white clouds, mountains and flowing water, etc.

4. Cognitive Balance Method

The most effective and practical way to avoid excessive stress is to fully prepare and improve your interview skills. You must not have a speculative mentality. The more prepared you are, the greater your chance of success. Only by recognizing one's own abilities from the perspective of strength can one achieve cognitive preparedness.