i have my first job interview tomorrow, but was never given any job coaching in school (despite being in special ed). i need some help from autistic adults

for a little background, i also suffer from ptsd, schizophrenia, and bad anxiety.

i’m 20 years old and i’m autistic. so i’m aware that these things are also factors but i feel like my main problem is my autistic social skills.

i’m very very nervous, i’m pretty much unable to lie so the fact that i’ll have to talk myself up is making me scared. i’m also worried that i’ll mess up. i tend to talk way too much about the least important things. i embarrass myself a lot in social situations. kind of sucks

so i guess the point of this post is my asking for your guys’ experienced with interviews and faking social skills? what kind of questions did they ask you? please please go into detail so i can understand. thank you :)

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  • I've grown up with anxiety and trauma too, I've done bad during job interviews as well, but social skills are a skill, and it's something that can be built up. 

    There was something I watched long ago, of an actor who stopped caring about whether they got the job or not, and just went into the job interview comfortable, smiling, and enjoying their time there, because they didn't think they'll get the job anyways, so they were more relaxed about everything, and in the end they got the job, because they came across as being confident to the interviewers. 

    Now I just go to the job interview relaxed and smiling, and trying to enjoy my time there. Like a questionnaire, they'll just ask you about skills you have, and any situations or examples you can give where you've used those skills. I like helping people, and I'll list volunteer experiences where I have helped people, or worked as a part of a team, or used computer skills. Things like that. 

    Anyways, I wish you the best on your interview. 

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  • I've grown up with anxiety and trauma too, I've done bad during job interviews as well, but social skills are a skill, and it's something that can be built up. 

    There was something I watched long ago, of an actor who stopped caring about whether they got the job or not, and just went into the job interview comfortable, smiling, and enjoying their time there, because they didn't think they'll get the job anyways, so they were more relaxed about everything, and in the end they got the job, because they came across as being confident to the interviewers. 

    Now I just go to the job interview relaxed and smiling, and trying to enjoy my time there. Like a questionnaire, they'll just ask you about skills you have, and any situations or examples you can give where you've used those skills. I like helping people, and I'll list volunteer experiences where I have helped people, or worked as a part of a team, or used computer skills. Things like that. 

    Anyways, I wish you the best on your interview. 

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