I keep getting interviews but miserably failing them because I am a nervous interviewee. The worst is when the interviewer is not a particularly friendly and approachable person at first. Does anyone have any tips?

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Mindset: Remember you are interviewing them just as much as them you.
Tactics: Take 3 deep breaths before going in (both gets more oxygen into your system plus has a calming effect); Take your time to answer awkward questions - it will look like you are (& you should be!) giving proper consideration rather than shooting from the hip; be open at the start - say, “sorry, I do get a bit nervous but I am hoping to show you my real self today!” (It won’t work with assholes…but then you don’t want to work with assholes anyway)

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This is great advice. Thank you!

Practice practice practice.
We know you are super nervous in the interviews. We all went through them too and remember what it was like.
Remember that how you deal with those nerves is also important though. If you’re bored there will be a time when you first meet with a client CEO, or have to give a presentation to senior clients, and how you deal with interview nerves can be an indicator of how you’ll react in those situations

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