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If interviews fill you with dread, remember: this is a skill you can learn. You can improve. You can get better. Confidence and capability don’t come from never feeling nervous. They come from knowing you’ve done the work. Use the 4P approach to feel confident, competent and convincing at interviews.

Make networking easier by knowing how to ask great questions and make someone feel interested in what you have to say.

How many of us are good at faking active listening whilst our brains rush to devise solutions we can offer as advice? Two hard but vital lessons for me in my career have been to stop my brain racing and listen and think about the best solution, not the first solution.