Here are a few thoughts: 1) Be proud and feel good about all the hard work you’ve done to get to that interview. 2) Tell yourself that going to the interview is much more fun than many, many other things you could be doing. 3) Know that while you may not have much experience, you have your great attitude, energy, intelligence and education to offer. 4) Also know that every successful man or woman started in the same place you are today. Tell yourself you are just as good as they are. 5) Listen to the questions. Listening is very important. Give the best answer you can but be brief. If you don’t have a good answer, then talk about who you might turn to in order to get direction in real life. Being resourceful and having a good network, after all, is a great attribute! 6) Reflect on each interview – and do this with friends too. What did you (or they) learn? What did you do well? What could you improve? 7) Promise yourself a reward for doing the best job you can … it can be something simple like a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe, but it is helpful to think positively about your time after the interview, so you can think positively about your time during the interview. :D Does that help?

#1: Be Prepared to Be Assessed How will I know when I've found my gem candidate? They don't just come right out and shine! I wish it were that easy. We have to exchange dialogue. I've got to understand what value the candidate brings to the marketplace and how to show this value to a buyer. It is up to the candidate to do what s/he can to "sparkle"; in other words, candidates should be prepared. The following should be standard: ·Dress Appropriately - wear a suit or other clean, pressed, professional attire to a job fair or interview. First impressions are important; if a recruiter meets several hundred people that day, she will choose quickly with whom to spend her time. Let's see, Candidate A in a rumpled sundress, or Candidate B in a freshly dry-cleaned suit? You decide. ·Personal Hygiene is Critically Important -­ Make sure you are freshly showered, with your hair clean and combed, and have clean nails and hands. Bad breath is the biggest turn-off, so make sure your breath is fresh. ·Have a Current Resume - and lots of them - to hand out. If you run out of resumes to hand out, it will look like you are unprepared. A recruiter has to work twice as hard to talk to someone who doesn't even have a "marketing piece." If it becomes too much work to represent a candidate, the recruiter might opt to help somebody else. In the current market, there are lots of candidates and a recruiter has to choose which gems have the greatest potential value. #2 ­ Do What You Can to Become a "Good Find". ·Network ­ until it hurts. The more people you talk to, the more chances you have to be chosen for an employment opportunity. Get your resume into as many hands as possible, even if you only get a chance to talk to the recruiter for a brief second. A good recruiter goes through her resumes after the job fair and sorts them into categories. You want to be in one of those categories with the potential to get a call back. ·Take Suggestions From Your Recruiter ­- If you don't understand something, ask questions! Sometimes a candidate is afraid they might not sound intelligent, so s/he may not ask a question. By not asking anything, the candidate may appear to be uninterested or aloof! When you start asking questions, your recruiter may reveal some "inside scoop" on the best way to interview or what the company is really looking for. ·Be Flexible - Know what's most important to you ­ If you are willing to work a temporary job, it will put money in your pocket and food on the table until your dream job opportunity comes your way. Some of my best candidates won their dream jobs by "temping" at their current firm. If they weren't flexible enough to take a temporary position, they would have never been considered by the employer.