[gmku]

I'm 60, I've been through at least a dozen job interviews in my lifetime, I still interview for prospective jobs, and I still can't get used to them. It's a wonder I'm even reasonably gainfully employed. They unnerve me. I can be prepared as all get out and somehow I still don't get it right.

This morning, in fact, was the most recent example. I prepared for all the wrong kinds of questions. As they read me their list of questions, I thought, yeah, that makes sense. They basically related them directly to the job description.

So my tip is to read the job description very carefully and see if you can come up with 6 questions based just on the description. Come up with full but concise answers to those questions. Rehearse them a little but no so much that you sound scripted.

If they throw questions at you that you don't expect, and it's likely they will, the best thing is to keep your cool, take a deep breath, think, and then answer as best you can.