5 Ways To Nail That Job Interview: Hollywood Style

3. Don't Use Alcohol Or Drugs To Calm Nerves

I get it; you're nervous, trembling with fear and sweating profusely. The stress and anticipation of your pending meeting is costing you the ability to think straight and feel confident. It is at this precise moment in time that a small, imaginary explosion goes off above your left shoulder. There, playing a rather heavy metal looking harp, a smaller, more evil-looking, redder version of yourself, which whispers mischievously into your sub-conscious.. " A shot of Dutch courage will help calm your nerves...." Drinking 12 Jager-bombs closely followed by 4 rose petal Martini's and a pint of absinthe (or whatever your usual recreational poison is) may seem like a good idea, but think again! Turning up smelling and acting like Robert Downey Jr, pre Iron-Man phase or Lindsay Lohan (in any phase) is a recipe for disaster. Let me be the tiny, imaginary Angel on your adjacent shoulder and balance out the moral/ethical equation. As I explode into action, I attack the red yin to my ethereal yang whilst simultaneously shouting "Do not use alcohol or drugs to calm nerves!" While some people may believe that alcohol and chemicals can expand the mind and broaden creativity, in this setting it is probably best avoided. The answer is within you my dear friend. Breathe. Take some deep breaths and wipe your brow with a napkin. Think happy, positive thoughts and visualize success. Or drink, or take drugs, whatever....I'm not your Mum.