Sweaty palms, nausea and jelly knees: no, not the scary symptoms of post-booze fall-out, it's your friendly, everyday job interview. Almost as bad as meeting your partner's parents, this one lands you slap-bang on platform one, stress central. Here we aim to make the whole nightmare as bearable as possible.

Remember, following a bad interview, don't necessarily don the overcoat of shame… you might not have been to blame.

Get over it!

Here's a few things that could go wrong and how to get over them… remember, it's not the end of the world:

• If you're overwhelmed by an attack of nerves, simply ask the interviewer to repeat his/her question or even admit to being nervous - it shows you're human and might appear quite endearing.
• If the interviewer is an aggressive old fool, simply stay calm and answer to the content of question and ignore the nasty tone.
• So you haven't a clue what they just asked you. Politely ask if they could repeat / rephrase the question. DO NOT ramble on regardless.
• So the interviewer is making you feel ill. Fight your feelings if you really want the job. WARNING: Keep a keen eye on your body language, you may imagine you're smiling sweetly through gritted teeth but your clenched fist could indicate you wanna smack their chops in.
• Uh-oh, it's the Spanish Inquisition! If you're being interviewed by a panel, respond to each individual question whilst engaging the other people too - brief eye contact usually does the trick.
• Talk about bad luck, you're dumped on the very same day as your interview, what do you do? Either try your best to hide your breakin' heart, follow your interview with an explanatory letter or simply call in and try to rearrange your appointment for another day.

Get that job!

1. Be PREPARED for all lines of questioning.
2. Find out what the company's problem is and show them how you can solve it.
3. Find out the company dress code and doll yourself up accordingly.
4. Make lots of eye contact.
5. Smile, it really makes a difference.
6. Be positive and avoid using the word 'NO'.
7. Use interesting anecdotes to back up your achievements / experience.
8. Make your comments / stories stand out from the crowd.
9. Display knowledge / passion of your industry, not just the role you'll be playing.
10. And finally…GOOD LUCK.