Stress and anxiety

Abstract This chapter will consider the value of anxiety, and how it might be reframed into something that is helpful in our interview. Anxiety is a precious commodity in the interview, and rather than trying to stifle or dampen it down to a more comfortable state of relaxed internal calm, anxiety should be examined, nurtured, and reframed into something that will overtly help. The chapter will revisit the idea of being mindfully anxious, and will consider how we can understand and control stress. This chapter describes practical techniques, including using a mood diary, to help us to control and utilize our anxiety in order to give our best in the interview.