Interview Tips - Lynn Cooper from Apolitical on Vimeo.

You spot a chance to step up your government career. You craft a perfect written application. Now it’s time to interview. Ringing through your head is a voice saying:

*“How do I appear cool and confident while also remembering, verbatim, every good idea I’ve ever had?” *

Here’s the secret: you don’t need to.

In Lynn Cooper’s talk at the Mastering interviews in the UK Civil Service workshop, she sets out her advice for interviewing well in government. Being authentic and drawing confidence from your successes is more important than being well drilled in your examples.

You can also listen to the audio of the talk here:

Click here to watch the full one-hour workshop. Or read the text transcript here.

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