Being nervous during a behavioral based interview for the first 5 minutes = screw up ?

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Their behavioral interviewers are all contractors. These contractors are all ex HR employee mostly female. They try to do a good job but essentially its screwed up. Usually you have to tell the story in a folksy way being completely non technical , cannot use business jargon too much. Technical terms are strict no no. So given your own qualifications and knowledge you should not be nervous about the interviews.

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No. But depends on how nervous and if you weren't able to say a word!

Is this with Accenture?

@kpmg yeah the interviewer did not present me with friendliness

Yup sounds like a totally unrealistic interview where the client is mean.

As long as your stomach doesn't growl, you're OK.

@kpmg1 I think it just happens to me when people are not friendly during the interview but I managed to keep the track after 5 mins . Glad I did not lose the cool

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