Loosen up and just be oneself

While you will need to be relaxed and show your improved side, it is actually also rather necessary to know that interviews will not be social engagements. Most interviews are very formalised occasions in which otherwise innocuous behaviours are deemed unacceptable. In brief, getting your usual self could spell disaster (as contradictory as that could possibly sound).

One example is, if getting oneself suggests leaning back on your chair, dressing somewhat shabbily and producing jokes, you may get oneself attending an inordinate amount of interviews. While interviewers like many people to become relaxed, they also have definite expectations about what behaviours are suitable for an interview- and you violate these expectations at your peril!