TBH if you're nervous about a technical interview, maybe you don't actually have the technical level required for said job.
Or maybe that's just me; nervousity in presentations or interviews or even talking is IMHO an indication of not knowing what you're talking about. And knowledge is confidence.
I've interviewed a number of people who were incredibly confident in their language, voice and body language who clearly had no idea what they were talking about.
Similarly, I've interviewed people who clearly knew way more about the subject matter of the job than I did but who were incredibly nervous during the interview either because they were intimidated by the idea of working outside of academia, real/preceived language limitations, or because they were just incredibly shy and awkward.
I've generally tried to look for people who fit the sweet spot in-between: confident and sociable enough to be reasonably comfortable during the interview and humble enough to not be brash. The more "customer/client" facing the position, the more I care about the confident and sociable part.
Totally depends on the person. I'm shy in interviews, always have been, but I'd happily challenge anyone with my knowledge. (I'm not saying I know everything or even a lot, but I am very confident of what I do know)
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TBH if you're nervous about a technical interview, maybe you don't actually have the technical level required for said job.
Or maybe that's just me; nervousity in presentations or interviews or even talking is IMHO an indication of not knowing what you're talking about. And knowledge is confidence.
Ummm... Actually very often the opposite is true.
I've interviewed a number of people who were incredibly confident in their language, voice and body language who clearly had no idea what they were talking about.
Similarly, I've interviewed people who clearly knew way more about the subject matter of the job than I did but who were incredibly nervous during the interview either because they were intimidated by the idea of working outside of academia, real/preceived language limitations, or because they were just incredibly shy and awkward.
I've generally tried to look for people who fit the sweet spot in-between: confident and sociable enough to be reasonably comfortable during the interview and humble enough to not be brash. The more "customer/client" facing the position, the more I care about the confident and sociable part.
Totally depends on the person. I'm shy in interviews, always have been, but I'd happily challenge anyone with my knowledge. (I'm not saying I know everything or even a lot, but I am very confident of what I do know)