Preparing for an interview is a high stakes activity. You need to perform at your best despite nerves and self doubt. You are going for gold - and let’s face it - you have already invested years and made countless sacrifices just getting to this point. It’s time to move on to your next career building role.
The vast majority of information about performing well at interviews focuses on how to answer questions. How to dress. How to be memorable. How to stand out from the crowd. All these are necessary to practice for anyone preparing for an interview. But like an elite athlete, winning is not just about training, skills and knowledge but it’s about winning the inner psychological game to help get you over the line.
However, many doctors - often the super bright and talented ones - trip themselves up in two broad ways. Firstly with lack of confidence and imposter syndrome (it’s hard to see how you can successfully convince others you deserve the job if you can hardly convince yourself) and secondly in letting stress, anxiety and the fight or flight reaction get the better of them.
In this talk, Dr Jocelyn Lowinger, brings knowledge and tools from coaching psychology to help you master the inner game of interviews. You will discover how to knock imposter syndrome on the head, build confidence and harness stress and anxiety to boost your performance in interviews for any type of role, exams and other situations where the heat is is on.