Most people treat interviews like an exam: tense, rehearsed, high-stakes. But what if the real key to performing well is the same thing that makes a great first date: connection, curiosity, and being your authentic self?

In this episode, Marylin Schlamkow returns to the show to share a fresh, more human way to approach interviews. Drawing on the surprising parallels between dating and interviewing, she breaks the process into three stages — before, during, and after — and shows how simple behavioural shifts can help you stay calm, build rapport, and show up with confidence.

We cover how to understand your values and principles, research effectively without overdoing it, create genuine two-way conversations, tell stronger stories, ask better questions, handle ghosting and rejection, and reflect in a way that actually improves your performance in your future interviews.

Whether you’re job-hunting now or preparing for a move, this episode gives you practical tools to interview in a way that feels more natural and produces better results.

You’ll learn:

• Why interviewing feels so much like dating (and how that helps)
• How to prepare in a calmer, more intentional way
• How to build rapport and create a real conversation
• How to talk about yourself without performing
• What to do after the interview, including ghosting, rejection, and reflection
• The one mindset shift that improves every interview

If interviews make you anxious or you simply want to show up as your authentic self and create a stronger connection, this one’s for you.