Are you going to interview job candidates for your small business? If yes, then you should try to make them relaxed in order to better evaluate them because many job candidates feel anxious during interviews. And interview anxiety often rattles the performance of interviewees. According to the recent survey recent survey from JDP, a majority of job candidates (93%) have experienced anxiety related to their interview.

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Published: May 11, 2020 by Sandeep Rathore In Small Business News 0
Are you going to interview job candidates for your small business? If yes, then you
should try to make them relaxed in order to better evaluate them because many
job candidates feel anxious during interviews. And interview anxiety often rattles
the performance of interviewees.
According to the recent surveyrecent survey from JDP, a majority of job candidates (93%) have
experienced anxiety related to their interview.
Job Interview Anxiety
To stay relaxed during interviews, candidates employ different techniques, such as
listening to music, visualization, meditation, etc. In fact, 64% of candidates listened
to music before their interviews to calm their nerves.
It goes without saying that small businesses struggle hard to take skilledsmall businesses struggle hard to take skilled
people on boardpeople on board. In addition to competing within their segments, small
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2. businesses also have to contest with big companies to secure the top talents.
So, being a small business owner yourself, you must try to put interviewees at
ease. Doing so will not only help you better assess them but also help you sway
their minds to join your business.
Key Findings of the Recruitment Survey
Most job candidates go through anxiety during interviews. And Anxiety can result
in nervousness.
29% of people, as the survey found, said that interviews make them most nervous.
And you will be surprised to know that interviews make people more nervous than
doctor/dentist visits.
Image Source: JDP
Not being able to answer difficult questions, not being able to address a weakness,
and not coming off as intended are some common causes of nervousness, as the
survey points out.
It is not like that job candidates don’t try to ward off anxiety and nervousness. Of
course, they do.
64% of the candidates, according to the survey, listen to music to relax. And 29% of
candidates use positive self-talk to prepare for interviews.

3. Also, they spend around 7 hours researching a company so that they can be better
prepared for an interview.
However, despite spending time to know about a company and implementing
various relaxing techniques, the majority of job candidates (93%) feel anxious while
giving interviews.
As a small business owner who wants to hire the top talentshire the top talents, you should do
everything to calm the nerves of job candidates. This is because nervous or
anxious candidates tend to clam up. When they talk less, you will know less about
them.
Relaxed candidates give deep revealing answers, enabling you to know how they
are actually as a person.
What’s more, job candidates will have a good impression about you and your
business if you make them feel relaxed. As good candidates have multiple options
these days, making them feel comfortable during interviews can sway their minds
to join you.
How to Put Job Candidates at Ease
Small business owners should make efforts to bring much needed calm in
interview rooms.
Following are some tips that can help you make job candidates feel relaxed:
Offer them a drink and start with informal conversations
Introduce your small business and tell them about your role
Smile as it has the power to calm their nerves
Be encouraging while conducting interviews
Needless to say, guesswork often makes candidates nervous. So it is better if you
send brief outlines to candidates to let them know about the structures of
interviews.
Also, you should not ask interviewees any personal questions as personalpersonal
questions make job candidates uncomfortablequestions make job candidates uncomfortable.
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SANDEEP RATHORE
EDITOR'S PICKS
Sandeep Rathore is a freelance writer. He regularly contributes to leading
publications, such as Entrepreneur, Small Business Trends, Business2Community,
and more. Read his blog here.
JDP included 2,018 job candidates in its survey. The objective of the survey was to
know how people prepare for job interviews and how they feel during interviews.
The survey roped in 57% female and 43% male. And the experience level ranges
from junior to mid-level to senior. You can click herehere to know more about the
survey.
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