Struggling Young Graduate: How Can I Overcome My Communication Barriers and Build Confidence for Job Interviews?

Ans: Hi Prakash,

It's great that you are looking to enhance your professional and personal development.

Few aspects you can consider-
To enhance your communication skills you can at joining Toast Masters or some similar platforms. These forums will give you opportunity to work on your public speaking skills
You can do self practice by doing recordings of your own. This will help you identify the gaps to work upon.
Take help of friends and family who can regularly help you in articulating your thoughts.
Take relevant courses which will help you get the right job
Network with the people from the industry as this will open doors of opportunities. Attend industry related events this way you expand your connections
Seek professional guidance like career counselling or coaching
Importantly believe in your self and have patience. Keep practicing.

All the best

To your success. Be you. Be confident
Ashwini Dasgupta
Author of Confidence Decoded. Is it a skill or Attitude?

Ans: Hello

Now that you are aware of your situation...accept it as is and start working on to be your natural normal self... believe in yourself and most important don't fear losing job. Imposter syndrome happens because we fear losing things in life.

All the best in your new journey.

Ans: Hello Ganpati,
While I understand that most interviews are conducted in English and fluency does help in getting good impression. However, unless job under consideration demands so, lack of it should not deeply hamper your chances if you are otherwise competent & able to present so in a different language.
In fact, most sensible interviewers do ask the language comfort of interviewee & even interviewee is free to express that upfront.
Having said that, since English happens to be the most common medium of communication at workplaces, a decent hold will certainly do no harm to your overall career prospects otherwise. Hence I suggest that you do not limit this to the interview rather make a concerted effort to improve your language skills in general. There are ample online/offline options available nowadays to groom such skills.

All the Best !

Major Inderpaul
HR Expert, Life & Relationship Coach