Feeling Your Best Before the Job Interview

1. Feeling Your Best Before the Job Interview Presented by Hope Reisenwitz A.C.E. Certified Health Coach YMCA Diabetes Programs Life Style Coach

2. Let’s talk about: • Preparing for the interview: Do you consider how you are feeling physically can affect how your present yourself and are perceived in the interview? • What you can do to feel your best on the day of a job interview • How you can continue to put these healthy practices into place

3. Preparing for the job interview • Review job description • Research organization and interviewers • Prepare S.O.A.R stories • Dress for success

4. You Are What You Eat! • Have you ever thought about how what you have eaten prior to the interview can affect your performance?Do you feel energized and mentally alert by your food choices or sluggish and unable to concentrate? Write down what you have eaten in the last 24 hours.

5. For the Basics of Healthy EatingChoose MyPlate • The MyPlate Model • ½ Plate= Non-Starchy Vegetables and Fruits • ¼ Plate= Grains, Starchy Vegetables • ¼ Plate= Lean Protein Sources • Side of Non-Fat or Low Fat Dairy • Water, Tea and Coffee • Limited Healthy Fats and occasional Sweets • Avoid the Five Food Felons: Trans Fats; Saturated Fats; Refined Flour; Added Sugars and Syrups

6. How much you eat is just as important as what you eat

7. What are some good choices to eat prior to an interview? • A healthy balanced meal- MyPlate • A healthy snack that combines a protein or fat choice with a complex carbohydrate • Brain Food https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/eat-smart-healthier-brain#2

8. What to Eat Before a Job Interview • https://standout-cv.com/blogs/life-and-work-careers/82655812-what-to-eat-before-a-job-interview

9. What other healthy practices will help you to feel your best prior to an interview? • Proper Rest • Hydration • Physical Activity • Deep Breathing and Relaxation Techniques

10. How can you put these healthy practices into action to feel your best everyday? • Write down three things you will do today to prepare yourself to feel your best on your next interview and every day. • Commit this to another person and ask them to hold you accountable.

11. Do You Know Your Numbers? • The ABC’s of Good Health • A- A1C • B- Blood Pressure • C- Cholesterol

12. What do the numbers mean? • A1c- Under 5.6 is normal • 5.7-6.4 - Pre-Diabetic • 6.5 and above-Diabetic (some healthcare providers will allow up to 7.0) • Blood pressure reading- Below 120/ Below 80 is normal • 120-139/80-89- Pre-hypertension • Over 140/Over 90- Stage 1 and 2 Hypertension • Total Cholesterol – Below 200 is normal • 200-239- Borderline High • 240 and above- High • http://www.cholesterolmenu.com/cholesterol-levels-chart • https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/blood-pressure/ART-20050982

13. Are You at Risk for Diabetes and Other Health Issues? • Did you know that “9 out of 10 people don’t know that they have prediabetes and 1 out of 4 don’t know they have diabetes?”* • To find out if you are at risk complete the paper copy of the YMCA Community Health Diabetes Risk Assessment Form here or at any YMCA branch. You may also take the survey online at: ymcarichmond.org/diabetes *Source: Centers for Disease Control

14. What questions do you have?