Published on 12, July, 2020
Does anyone else gets thrown by questions?
Examples for me are, having to come up with something on a course, especially that thing they do sometimes where everyone has to introduce themselves.
Interviews are difficult because I can never think of examples on the spot.
I even was thrown recently when asked in a situation when asked what my favourite song was.
These kind of things make me panic that I have to think of something quickly.
Yes.
I'm hopeless at interviews and have a worrying tendency to tell the/my truth.
I've recounted this before, but it is funny.
I went for an interview at an Anglican Cathedral and I was asked:
'What do you think the Church means to most people in society today' and I replied:
'I think it's irrelevant to most people'.
I am also completely unable to sell myself.
Any question puts me on the spot, especially if they involve memory.
Yes I relate to the selling myself problem and the being put on the spot. If I had a while to prepare I could come up with answers.
Homebird said:I relate to the selling myself problem and the being put on the spot. If I had a while to prepare I could come up with answers.
Some extreme scripting is required here.
If you know the questions are coming then think out the answers and get a friend/family to role play the situation with you answering them.
Repeat the process and get them to mix it up, ask fdollow up questions and after doing this for a while your brain will slowly shift to be able to recall the subjects even under duress.
Once you experience the results in the wild you will start to build confidence that just makes it easier.
I find trainging your breathing to help calm you is a great way to ground yourself before the actual conversations.