When most people get a call to attend an
interview especially a panel interview which involves being scrutinised
thoroughly, they get nervous and there are dozens of articles done to
teach people how to be confident and ace interviews. With that covered,
what if you are overconfident or “too full of yourself?”
In an Interview, too much confidence can tend to put off off- potential employers. To successfully master the art of interviewing, you need to find a balance between being confident and overconfident. You don’t want to be remembered as the candidate who had the “in your face” kind of attitude.
Well, here are a few thoughts to address the highly qualified and capable, but overly confident job seeker.
1. Try to Be Yourself
Relax! Interviews might seem like adrenaline charged competitions like the famous Amazing Race but get your mind from that clutter and don’t think of interviews at that angle. Try to think of them as information gathering sessions. Overly Overconfident people will try to exaggerate details about them self to show off how much they know. To them it’s all about competition with the other applicants. Just be sure to be honest and do it in a way that is natural for you. Just chill out Buddy!
2. Stop Assuming You Know It All.
Sometimes the best candidates do not have the best qualifications in paper and they end up getting the job. Why? Simple… because they are personable and have great chemistry with the decision makers. Overly overconfident persons tend to have cocky attitudes. Confident people may think they had the best interview, the overconfident too think the same way just with an arrogant tone and attitude which throws off the interviewers.
3. Take the Interview Seriously
When you are overconfident with yourself, you will be tempted to relax during you an interview. Remember this is the same person with a know-it-all, seen-it-all kind of attitude, so they are not worried about what the interviewer might throw their way next. Being too relaxed might relay the message that you’re not really serious about the job or the interview. You might be tempted to bring up topics that have nothing to do with the job to show off. Remain friendly.
4. Let the Results & References Speak for You.
Vanessa Williams, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi apart from being world renowned persons, they have one thing in common. They let their actions speak for them! Don’t be an all talk and no show kind of a person. When you are confident with your abilities, it will show but if you are overconfident, maybe you have something to hide behind all that machismo.
You know how the saying goes; Too much of something is poisonous. True, Confidence is a greater virtue to posses during an interview but overdoing it might send the wrong picture.
In an Interview, too much confidence can tend to put off off- potential employers. To successfully master the art of interviewing, you need to find a balance between being confident and overconfident. You don’t want to be remembered as the candidate who had the “in your face” kind of attitude.
Well, here are a few thoughts to address the highly qualified and capable, but overly confident job seeker.
1. Try to Be Yourself
Relax! Interviews might seem like adrenaline charged competitions like the famous Amazing Race but get your mind from that clutter and don’t think of interviews at that angle. Try to think of them as information gathering sessions. Overly Overconfident people will try to exaggerate details about them self to show off how much they know. To them it’s all about competition with the other applicants. Just be sure to be honest and do it in a way that is natural for you. Just chill out Buddy!
2. Stop Assuming You Know It All.
Sometimes the best candidates do not have the best qualifications in paper and they end up getting the job. Why? Simple… because they are personable and have great chemistry with the decision makers. Overly overconfident persons tend to have cocky attitudes. Confident people may think they had the best interview, the overconfident too think the same way just with an arrogant tone and attitude which throws off the interviewers.
3. Take the Interview SeriouslyWhen you are overconfident with yourself, you will be tempted to relax during you an interview. Remember this is the same person with a know-it-all, seen-it-all kind of attitude, so they are not worried about what the interviewer might throw their way next. Being too relaxed might relay the message that you’re not really serious about the job or the interview. You might be tempted to bring up topics that have nothing to do with the job to show off. Remain friendly.
4. Let the Results & References Speak for You.
Vanessa Williams, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi apart from being world renowned persons, they have one thing in common. They let their actions speak for them! Don’t be an all talk and no show kind of a person. When you are confident with your abilities, it will show but if you are overconfident, maybe you have something to hide behind all that machismo.
You know how the saying goes; Too much of something is poisonous. True, Confidence is a greater virtue to posses during an interview but overdoing it might send the wrong picture.
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