10 ways managers can relieve pressure job interview

Job interviews are the ultimate pressure cookers — for all participants.

Hiring manager with precious little hole is looking for that perfect recruit and doesn't want to recommend a wrong candidate. For current relationship with a recruiter can depend on its ability to provide relevant talent that is suitable to describe a particular job.

And then there's the nominee. Interviews are a short window to talk to the hiring manager is a unique opportunity in this market. This means if you're a candidate, you probably will feel great knot in your stomach.

All this pressure generates less than stellar environment for putting your best foot forward, meeting new people or making important hiring decisions.

Here are 10 ways to hiring managers can reduce the pressure and allows everyone to make the best decisions:

1. consider business casual.Get people in clothes, they are likely to be at work and you will get to know a candidate. It doesn't work everywhere, of course. Business culture in certain sectors and geography dictates business dress. But when this is not the case, why not let business attire casual interviews? Managers who decide to go this route will want to make clear to the applicant or the interviewee may show up in costume.

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2. assign the Sherpa.Hiring organizations should appoint someone to watch over the interview process, the person who accompanies the candidates from the interview and ensures that they are not forgotten or left wait in. It's easier for candidates to relax when they feel wanted, cared for and hiring companies recruited, the atmosphere can be created with a bit of attention.

3. focus on the first five minutes.The first five minutes of interview talk a lot. Especially in the opening minutes of hiring managers look to see whether candidates demonstrate cultural fit and participate. Therefore, try to remove the pressure immediately, through dialogue, body language or anything that helps everyone in the room feel comfortable. The more you relax, the more you get out of the interview.

4. smile.Smile opens doors. It invites people to take a breath and streamlined. Both candidates and interviewers take this simple act. The only limitation: it must be real. Try not to use this fake smile, we sometimes get back after meeting new people. Let your real smile shine through.

5. go for a walk. As an interviewer, you have the opportunity to help people relax. Consider starting an interview with a walk around the Department or outside the Office to submit a nomination for the company. Walking relieves stress and can create more friendly first impression.

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6. remove the table.Talking to a candidate — or anyone — from a large table with you creates pressure because it strengthens the role of the interviewer and the candidate. This gives one person who can make other nervous. If the interviewer, consider grabbing a Chair and sat beside or across the street from the candidate, and not an interview because of your table.

7. Enable conversation.Consider inclined to conversational interviews not tightly controlled set of questions and answers, and instead, revolves around a discussion about business issues and possible solutions. It is more advantageous to applicants as they learn more about the company. And it gives the interviewer more opportunity to see the real identity of the candidate.

8. Ask real questions. Enough already with the greatest weakness or greatest challenges. No one would answer them, and it benefits both parties to be more creative. Ask yourself what you really want to know that the questions that will help you decide whether or not the candidate a good fit for you and your company, instead of falling back to common questions.

9. listen to music. Music can soothe a wild beast. It can also help shake loose nervous before the interview because the bones to release the remaining pressure. People on both sides of the table to enjoy power of music during a job search.

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10. be yourself.There are a lot of pressure to be more in the interview, not only for the candidate. Interviewers, too want to strengthen the value of the company, impress and come with a decent enough to fill an hour. In itself rather than to create versions of yourself and the company that you believe candidate wants to see you set yourself up for long-term success. If the candidate accepts your offer, you know, she is happy to work with you and the real company. She knows what she's getting into.

That helps you to relax during the interview? As hiring managers can help candidates shake the jitters?

Tim Tyrell Smith is founder Tim strategy, a site that helps people succeed in career and life strategies, job search. Follow Tim on Twitter, @ TimsStrategy and share his 30 ideas e-book with friends, looking for work.

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