4/15/2018 0 Comments FearOne of my short term goals over the next few weeks is to conduct an informational interview with the Vice President of Strategy of Integer Holdings. During my preparation for this, I experienced a feeling that I have not experienced recently: fear.
I feel like fear is a natural part of any new experience. When going into something completely new, you don’t know what to expect, exactly how to act, or what you should prepare for. This fear, however, is not detrimental if it is correctly managed. Personally, fear is a mix of anxiety and excitement that I feel prior to these new experiences and allows me to succeed during many professional events. The last time that I experienced this fear was during my interview with Yahoo Finance. I had never been in the public eye as a young investor, and this was my first experience being “introduced” into the world of professional investors. In addition, I had only been given two hours notice before my interview and had no time to prepare for the experience. Initially, I was fearful of the situation because of the many variables that were unknown and sudden exposure to the public eye. However, I was able to get over this fear by simply trusting the knowledge that I have. I believe that this is one of the most important lessons to learn for any young professional. After a certain point of collecting information, you must have the courage and confidence necessary to use that knowledge, make mistakes, and improve your skills. Thinking of this, I was able to harness my fear and turn it into excitement for my interview, ultimately allowing me to relax and give interesting and eloquent responses to the questions that they asked. Overall, I will need to focus on taking all of my nervous energy for my interview with Integer and channel it into excitement in order to get the most out of my first interview with upper-level management.
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