This 3-part training supports IT and digital jobseekers in developing the emotional intelligence skills they need to succeed in interviews. Participants will increase emotional self-awareness, learn how to manage pressure and uncertainty, and build trust through verbal and nonverbal communication.

Each session focuses on a key interview phase (preparation, live interview, and closing), using real-life tools and simulations. The training includes personal reflection, peer role-play, and the design of a personalized “Interview Toolkit.”

Session 1: Preparation

• Introduction to emotions: basic emotions, the emotion triangle, and the neuroscience of emotions
• Emotional self-awareness: reflect on past interview experiences
• Emotion regulation tools for effective nervous system regulation
• Mapping emotional triggers and building a personalized pre-interview routine

Session 2: Interview

• First impressions: nonverbal signals of trust and confidence
• In-the-moment regulation: quick-fix tools
• Micro-expressions and recruiter cues: decoding interest, doubt, disengagement, etc
• Peer role-plays and feedback using live simulations

Session 3: Final Impressions

• Emotional dynamics of salary negotiation
• Managing closing moments of the interview with clarity and charisma
• Guided visualization: “Your next successful interview”
• Designing a personal “Interview Success Toolkit” with practical strategies and timing

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Understand their own emotional patterns and triggers in interview settings
• Apply emotion regulation strategies before, during, and after interviews
• Use confident and trustworthy nonverbal communication
• Decode interviewer cues and adjust accordingly
• Negotiate calmly and assertively
• Build a personal emotional preparation and regulation routine

In-person, self-reflection exercises, peer feedback, simulation, structured role-plays, and visualization