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The Confident Interview Guide

Marylin SchlamkowMarylin Schlamkow· Global Partnerships Lead
Career and GrowthCommunication and InfluenceHiring and Talent
The Confident Interview Guide

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A dating-inspired guide to interview confidence: prepare properly, build rapport, answer clearly and show up as your real self. Free to download.


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About this tool

Interviews feel stressful when you treat them like exams. But what if you approached them the same way you approach dating; with clarity, curiosity, and a focus on connection?

In this exclusive download, The Candidate’s Dating-Inspired Guide to Better Interviews, Marylin Schlamkow shows you a more human — and far more effective — way to prepare for and succeed in interviews. It’s a simple shift that can transform the way you show up.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

  • define what you truly want from your next role
  • prepare in a way that builds confidence instead of pressure
  • create instant rapport and keep the conversation flowing
  • answer questions with clarity and structure (without sounding rehearsed)
  • handle silence, rejection, and disappointment without carrying it into your next interview
  • show up as the real you, and make a stronger, more memorable impression

This guide pairs perfectly with Marylin’s Build Your Edge episode, Interviewing Is Dating in Disguise, where she walks through the mindsets and techniques that help candidates stand out in a competitive market.

If you want to feel calmer, clearer, and more in control in every interview, download the guide, listen to the episode, and start putting these ideas into practice. Your next interview could feel entirely different.

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The episode behind this tool

Interviewing Is Dating In Disguise

Interviewing Is Dating In Disguise

Marylin Schlamkow on how dating principles help you prepare, build rapport and show your best self. A fresh approach to interview confidence.

57 mins9 December 2025
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Marylin Schlamkow

Who wrote it

Marylin Schlamkow

Global Partnerships Lead

Marylin Schlamkow explores communication, leadership and career development. Learn practical techniques for influencing stakeholders and building stronger professional relationships.

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