I am new to SDN, but searching around i have realized that there seems to be an emphasis on CONFIDENCE as being crucial to ace-ing an interview/becoming a dentist. In addition, a dental student told me that I did pretty well in a mock interview (provided good reasons for becoming a dentist, asked questions) but that i should work on confidence. Has anyone else struggled with this aspect? How are some ways you have overcome it? Some ways I am trying now is picking up dance as a hobby, and reading some books. I'd like to get a dental pov though.
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Fake it until it becomes realistic
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I am proud of myself and all that I have accomplished, but was not brought up to talk up/brag about myself. Going to job interviews helped me become more comfortable "selling myself" to some degree. You MUST practice to build up your confidence. Think about what you want to say an then actually practice saying it out loud you your parents, friends, siblings, even pets!
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Try meeting new people through family, friends, activities, etc. and starting conversations with them. Or ask a random person for the time or something nonchalant like that. You'll get more confident with experience if you do things that are out of your comfort zone.
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I would say, just keep it real in the interviews. I had a friend applying the same time I did and to the question, "Why dentistry?" he replied, "I think it makes good money and I want a job that allows me to work half days." He was accepted many places. They could tell he was honest. I gave different answers. Obviously there is more to it too.
I was asked at one interview, "Tell me about yourself." at another, "What do you think of the war in Afghanistan?" and a different place asked, "Name a situation that you would steal something from someone." There are a lot normal/predictable questions, and there are some from left field. Don't just practice the same questions over and over, have people ask you random left-field questions too. Another one I got was, "Do you like the Phillies?" Good luck!
I was asked at one interview, "Tell me about yourself." at another, "What do you think of the war in Afghanistan?" and a different place asked, "Name a situation that you would steal something from someone." There are a lot normal/predictable questions, and there are some from left field. Don't just practice the same questions over and over, have people ask you random left-field questions too. Another one I got was, "Do you like the Phillies?" Good luck!
My question to you is, why don't you have confidence? We're atleast 21+. We should realize life is full of downers and negative people and these are the people we should negate from our lives. Be positive and that should make a lot of people want to be around you. Don't worry what others think of you. I've always thought that if someone has time to talk crap on you, they are the ones that have their own problems and it shouldn't affect you.
Practice introducing yourself to others and not wait for them to do it or until its too late. Build your network. Eventually, it'll become normal to you. You see new people around your group and you'll naturally say "hey im ________. " "how do you know ______?" "are you having fun" ' do you come here often?" "what do you do? work ? school?"
It's not hard and people will feel comfortable around you for initiating it the convo.
I live by these five rules:
1. encourage others. encouragement goes along way.
2. appreciate others.
3. forgive others. don't hold an emotional burden by holding a grudge. you actually waste more energy and feel worse by doing this.
4. listen to others. simply, listen to others. people like being listened to, just like you. be able to give feedback, not just " ohh i see " or "uh huh"
5. understand others. understand what other people are going through and don't judge
It will eventually come back to you and someone will do the same for you.
Practice introducing yourself to others and not wait for them to do it or until its too late. Build your network. Eventually, it'll become normal to you. You see new people around your group and you'll naturally say "hey im ________. " "how do you know ______?" "are you having fun" ' do you come here often?" "what do you do? work ? school?"
It's not hard and people will feel comfortable around you for initiating it the convo.
I live by these five rules:
1. encourage others. encouragement goes along way.
2. appreciate others.
3. forgive others. don't hold an emotional burden by holding a grudge. you actually waste more energy and feel worse by doing this.
4. listen to others. simply, listen to others. people like being listened to, just like you. be able to give feedback, not just " ohh i see " or "uh huh"
5. understand others. understand what other people are going through and don't judge
It will eventually come back to you and someone will do the same for you.
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To OP: You simply have to take pride in yourself, in a holistic sense. Take pride in your humility, ability to relate, whatever... Just have tempered pride in yourself, because lack of self belief is more debilitating than you might think.
