Do Interview Nerves Bring Out Your Inner Chimp?

There's no doubt about it, as mind mechanic, Dr Steve Peters, pointed out so eloquently in his book, The Chimp Paradox (see below), we all have Chimp Brains. Sometime our inner chimp, responsible for our basic survival instincts, serves us well, and sometimes...

Well, let's be frank, it can decide to play up a bit and as a result, totally derail our efforts.

Interviews are just one of those settings when the stress of the occasion can get the little chap or chapess running amok, but there are some tried and tested ways to get the better of him or her. ​

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