If you’re taking on traveling assignments, you’ll be interviewing more often, including initial phone or video screenings. Fortunately, interviewing is a skill you can practice and perfect, just like any other. 

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  No matter how confident you are in your professional abilities, you may
  struggle with nerves during interviews for traveling healthcare assignments.
  This is completely understandable, as the interview process is well outside
  the realm of what you do every day in a healthcare role - you&rsquo;re used to
  serving the needs of others, not selling yourself. If you&rsquo;re taking on
  traveling assignments, you&rsquo;ll be interviewing more often, including
  initial phone or video screenings. Fortunately, interviewing is a skill you
  can practice and perfect, just like any other.
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  <strong>Four Tips to Remain Calm and Collected During an Interview</strong>
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<h3>Practice</h3>

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  Anxiety often comes from not feeling prepared. Decide ahead of time what key
  points you want to make, and actually practice saying them until they are top
  of mind. Don&#39;t rehearse your answers word for word, but having an idea of
  what points you want to convey to your interviewer, along with what
  words/phrases you prefer, will keep you from rambling or getting tongue tied.
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<h3>Visualize</h3>

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  You can&#39;t convey confidence if you don&#39;t truly believe that you will
  give a successful interview. Before your interview, take some time to actually
  visualize how a positive interview will go. It may seem silly, but
  visualization helps you focus on all the things that can go right and realize
  they are possible.
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<h3>Reframe</h3>

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  If you consider a phone screening for a traveling assignment to be a high
  pressure question and answer session in which you are being harshly judged on
  whether or not you&#39;re a worthy healthcare professional...well, of course
  you&#39;ll have trouble staying calm. Reframe how you approach the interview
  process and treat it as an actual conversation with a fellow healthcare
  professional. Think about it: if a fellow colleague asked you about your
  credentials, you&#39;d likely have an easy answer. While you still want to be
  respectful to your interviewer, aim to be personable and unafraid of
  them.
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<h3>Pause</h3>

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  A few moments of silence can feel so awkward during an interview, especially
  on the phone, but it&#39;s much preferable to trying desperately to speak
  before you&#39;ve formed your thoughts. Allow yourself time to pause and
  reflect before you give an answer. You&#39;ll feel more in control, and thus,
  more calm and collected. Take a few deep breaths and speak slowly and
  intentionally. It may feel unnatural at first, so practice until you become
  comfortable.
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The Secret to Remaining Calm and Collected During an Interview