POSITION YOURSELF ON A PATH TO SUCCESS WITH THESE HELPFUL TIPS

1. Remember that everyone can get nervous in interviews, so you are not alone, so try to relax in the job hunting and inteviewing process. Even recruiters and hiring managers are also, often, candidates and applicants.
2. Trust yourself, your skills and your experience.
3. Think about work, school, or volunteering opportunities you have had, and the impact of your work or involvement. Be confident in discussing those skills and outcomes in a positive way in interviews.
4. Understand that everyone started somewhere, there is nothing wrong with starting at the bottom, the only way is up! (i.e. A phenomenal salesperson was most likely once a brand new business development representative with no experience and no prior job to rely on to prove their capability to sell effectively).
5. Understand the value your personality can have in the work that you're targeting. For example, if you are gregarious, chatty and friendly - you may be perfect for retail or hospitality work. If you are detail oriented, tend to view things in quite black and white ways and love numbers, maybe a bookkeeping or finance focused career is for you. Be prepared to leverage the skills and personality you have, in new and exciting career opportunities.
6. Understand that hard work has real value.
7. You may not be the perfect candidate for a job on paper, but you may have more hustle, drive and 'hunger' to succeed than an alternative applicant and that may make all the difference in being selected for a new position by an employer.
8. Believe in yourself and your skills, and potential employers are more likely to.