I am mentally burned out and struggling to even prepare for an interview. I'm afraid they'll notice. Help?

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I get that when i try to study. What I do is, I take a complete day off. No opening job portals very little social media. And do whatever refreshes your mind and makes you feel light. Don't keep thinking that ypu are wasting your time by while you watch something on YT. It's just like a detox. Eat good healthy food
And as soon as that one day is over. The next day start studying again for your interviews. With a fresh mind you understand a lot of concepts better as well.

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I agree, I’d suggest take Friday or a Monday off then you have 3 days to just relax and then start preparing for interviews, start with companies you don’t want to join just to build up your confidence

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Hustle hustle hustle
Fake it till you make it

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Talk to your manager. There are so many sessions/ workshops going on at Intel for such issues.

Hope you have a good rapo with your manager. 😊

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Don't think of just giving One interview. Give multiple. And make sure there are some interviews before your dream company's interview. That way, you will be able to "practice" and get in the groove.

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The best thing about interviews is that they're with strangers. They don't know all your little idiosyncrasies and your nerves aren't as obvious to them as they are to you. Don't give up!

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quit...and put a mail to topmost management about the bad things in your group.

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See you need to fix that and try mock interviews. Try will small companies/startup first

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If burnout is only preventing you to focus on your interview preparations, carve out time for yourself any which way on a daily basis. During this curved out time, stay away from screens to begin with(basically relax your mind) and then allocate time to study with a set goal in mind. Make this a consistent habit.

But, if burnout is taking toll on other aspects of your life (behaviour towards your own self, family, friends) you must definitely consider availing time-off/vacation period or even resigning from your current role/organization.

Mental wellness is a key to longevity.

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