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mzdenkov:
Hi there,

Well here is the case. I have problems with social anxiety sometimes mostly when i meet new people.
On Thursday, last week, i went for my ->first<- job interview and i totally screwed it up.   Because i was
nervous i slept only for a 2h that night. When questions from the employer came to the table, i totally blocked out.

Can you give me some advices to bypass this problem?  I'm good in what i do(or i think so) and Electrical Engineering
is some sort of love for me. And i wouldn't like to waste my knowledge that I gained during all this years at college.

Thank you,
Best Regards.

tggzzz:
Everybody screws up job interviews; you will get better with practice. Plan on having several "sacrifical/practice" interviews before one that counts. That will enable you to understand what they are looking for and have appropriate answers.

Have many interviews with different companies. That will enable you to understand why you don't want to work in some places, and to know when you have a place you do want to work.

Remember that

* this is your chance to show off what you have achieved. Any projects beyond the standard coursework are very helpful
* you are interviewing them and their company just as much as they are interviewing you, Think about what you want in a job, and questions you can ask to determine whether this job is right for you.

DrG:

--- Quote from: mzdenkov on June 21, 2021, 12:34:23 pm ---Hi there,

Well here is the case. I have problems with social anxiety sometimes mostly when i meet new people.
On Thursday, last week, i went for my ->first<- job interview and i totally screwed it up.   Because i was
nervous i slept only for a 2h that night. When questions from the employer came to the table, i totally blocked out.

Can you give me some advices to bypass this problem?  I'm good in what i do(or i think so) and Electrical Engineering
is some sort of love for me. And i wouldn't like to waste my knowledge that I gained during all this years at college.

Thank you,
Best Regards.

--- End quote ---

I'm sorry you are dealing with that.

My unprofessional opinion: Why look for "advices to bypass this problem?" on a public electronics board? Why not go to actual professionals; like mental health professionals and counselors and the like. Ask people with training and expertise in that area...find one that you can work with to improve the situation.

Also, if you do go to a mental health counselor, don't ask them for advice on your electronics design - get what I am saying?

mzdenkov:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on June 21, 2021, 03:00:18 pm ---Plan on having several "sacrifical/practice" interviews before one that counts.

--- End quote ---

That cant be done because in my area (50km radius) we dont have a lot of companies that work in EE.


--- Quote from: DrG on June 21, 2021, 03:09:09 pm ---Why not go to actual professionals.

--- End quote ---


Well i asked, but queue for professional help is so slow here... Due the Co*-19 stuff, you have to wait for a few months to see the professional.
But i get your point.



penfold:
Are you approaching the companies directly or going through a recruiter? If you're going via a recruiter, ask them for a bit of a practice session and they should be willing to at least do a run-through of possible "non-technical"/HR/"what are your career goals?" type questions, which, I assume for most technically minded people are the harder answers to conjure up.

If its questions like "design me a boost converter right now this instant" where you jam up, just relax, take a breath, if you can't remember the textbook answer that you revised, tell them "I can't remember exactly, but I do know that V=L.di/dt, I=C.dV/dt, when the switch is 'on' the voltage at this point is zero..." and take it from that direction. Tell them what you do know, accept your limitations, take a moment to think about things and don't rush. Engineering isn't about quick-fire questions, it's about working through problems methodically, asking questions and seeing advice to verify you're doing things correctly and every application is different - people who rush into things and blurt out answers are invariably wrong or haven't understood the problem fully.

Any interviewer should appreciate that you'll be a bit nervous and, to be honest, should appreciate your humility in being a little intimidated. So just don't let it wind you up, I can guarantee the interviewer won't have the same perception of you as you do of yourself so don't even bother thinking about it.

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