Tessa Davis distinguishes between managing nerves and letting panic take over. She recommends identifying what stresses you beforehand and building a concrete coping plan for the day, morning, and hour before your interview. Positive self-talk replaces the negative spiral that tanks performance.
When you can tell yourself that you're on top of your nerves rather than letting the nerves control you. And that's, there's a really important difference because if panic takes over and you're talking to yourself negatively, it's very difficult to perform well in an interview under these circumstances. Know what stresses you out before and have a plan for how you're going to cope in the day, the morning of, the hour before your interview, so you can keep on top of these nerves and actually tell yourself positive stuff because you can do it.
