Vikram Singh ·
Interview nerves respond to rehearsal far better than to reassurance
The physical symptoms come from doing something unfamiliar in front of a stranger. The fix is to make it less unfamiliar: say your answers out loud, to a person if you can, on a video call if the interview will be one. The fourth run of an answer sounds nothing like the first, and the difference is entirely practice rather than confidence.
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