Did you consciously train yourself to sound more composed in interviews, or did you learn this lesson after it cost you a role? I learned it after learning that an objectively weaker candidates outperformed me at work just because they are confident.

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Interviewing is a unique skill that needs to be practiced. Unfortunately, it can have no basis or bearing on how well you can actually do your job. Success depends on how well you connect with the interviewers.

Typically, I know what to expect and I interview well when I get the chance. But I was stunned once by an interviewer, a manager who already knew me, who fired off basic questions like “why do you think you’ll do well in this role”. A solid reminder that you always need to be prepared.

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Honestly it’s just been time in the industry that’s made me more confident in interviews. I think of them as a conversation, I like chatting with people so approaching it as more of a networking conversation helps me stay cool.

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