Mental Wellness: The Key to Landing Your Next Role
It’s World Mental Health Day, raising awareness and understanding of mental health and the importance it has in our lives. We are recruiters, and we recognise the role good mental health plays in a candidate’s job search. In this article, we have identified ways to prioritise yourself and how looking after your mental health can help you secure that dream role…
Good mental health breeds confidence
In an interview, it’s important to show the hiring manager you are competent for the role and can perform the tasks required – boosting your self-esteem can give you confidence which will help. Make a list of positive things you are good at, skills you have or areas that you excel in and pin it on the wall to remind yourself each day. Carry this confidence into an interview so you can show that you are right for the role.
Body language and eye contact
Expressing positive body language is key when it comes to making a good impression in an interview, and good mental health can help with this. If you are feeling positive and happy, it’s easier to give off good body language and hold eye contact. Exercise is great for strong mental health and has been found to have a positive impact on mood, which helps with your body language. On the morning of your interview, why not go for a light jog, hit the gym or walk the dog to boost your mood? This will help massively in your interview.
Help to stay relaxed
It’s normal to feel nervous before an interview – they can be quite daunting. Stress is a fact of life, you just need to know how to respond to it so it doesn’t negatively impact you. Useful techniques to cope with stress include meditation, exercise and visualisation, and it might be good for you to get into a routine with this. That way, you will feel relaxed about your job search and not put too much pressure on yourself. This will come across in the application process for a job and put you in good stead to land the job.
Positive mental health can boost your application
Learning new skills can positively improve your state of mental wellbeing, as it’s great for boosting self-confidence and giving a sense of purpose. It allows you to enhance your skillset too, making you more attractive to employers and improving your chances of securing the role. You can learn new skills by completing training on LinkedIn learning which offers a wide range of free courses.
It’s important to look after number one first when it comes to your mental health. Whether you’re looking for a new position or not, mental health is vitally important for all of us. If you are somebody looking for the next step in your career, we hope you have found this reading useful and can put it into practice to land your dream role!
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