It's possible to recover from disastrous job interview

Excerpts from "It's possible to recover from disastrous job interview"
By Joann S. Lublin

Everyone has flubbed at least one important job interview. Anxiety over quickly proving yourself to a total stranger somewhat un-nerves two-thirds of applicants, estimates Lou Adler, chief executive of online recruitment service Power Hiring, Ins, in Tustin, California.
Nervousness "short-circuits your rational thinking," Adler says. "You forget dates, you lose your sense of humor, you forget how to spell."

Yet not every misstep need be fatal. In today's buoyant employment market, career experts say, you can recover from a job-interview blunder more often than you think.

The key? A swift and corrective follow-up campaign…

…One reason for missteps during job interviews is that many people go for years without having to face one.

Lumley believes in scheduling at least one interview a year, even if you are not eager to switch jobs, "so you don't get out of practice and you know what's out there," he says.

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