Job Interviews - a very public torture

Just recovering from having a job interview. And recovering is the word! 

As you may know I already have a job but I saw an ad for soemthing I was really interetsed in. I spend a day cramming interview skills and I wasn't prepared enough even if I were not autistic.

Now I am trying to stay positive as I at least did have something to say.... but it was such a trainwreck of an interview and now I'm here with insomnia because I keep relieving how awful it was. I am going through all my responses and just thinking OMG why on earth did I say that. I know there's something about being yourself.... but what was I thinking.

It's not so much about not getting the job... as there are other reasons not to accept the role even if they offered it to me. It is the fact that it feels like a very public humiliation! I'm just hoping that everyone on the interview panel is also autistic and didn't notice about how badly my repsonses were. But I don't think that is how managment tends to be.

Has anyone used the NAS support for interview skills?

I'm just hoping that someone on the forum can relate and tell me that it can just be how it is. I know that the adbvice is often to get work through other techniques such as through being known for a good worker. And I guess this is how I have managed to get to being in work. But I just feel awful inside.

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  • Interviews are tough, you can only learn to get better by reviewing what happened and prepare better for the next one.

    Practice can help but interviews can vary so much you just need to work on being calm and confident that you can cope, plus confident that you can do the job and be the person they need.  Visualise it going well leading up to it, prepare your brain that it will go well - rather than dreading it or feeling panic.

    Nervous is fine, they will expect that, its normal - just work on being as less anxious as possible, and more confident.

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  • Interviews are tough, you can only learn to get better by reviewing what happened and prepare better for the next one.

    Practice can help but interviews can vary so much you just need to work on being calm and confident that you can cope, plus confident that you can do the job and be the person they need.  Visualise it going well leading up to it, prepare your brain that it will go well - rather than dreading it or feeling panic.

    Nervous is fine, they will expect that, its normal - just work on being as less anxious as possible, and more confident.

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