Hi, I am currently applying to engineering apprenticeships, I am progressing to the interview stage. I have no prior interviews and I am getting nervous. What tips could you give for interviews. Also, how many apprentices are taken on for apprentice role

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Hi Zeeshan,congratulations from getting through to the interviews, and I can completely relate to your worries as I also didn’t have any interview experience prior. Those nerves unfortunately won’t go away until the final hour before the interview begins! One thing that helped my nerves is having plenty of practice/ mock runs with my family and friends. You’d be surprised how effective it is to practice potential interview questions with your peers who are technically unfamiliar of your field. That really helped with my confidence as I had rehearsed my answers lots. Also, if you’re interview is online, make sure to stick some prompts on your wall- take advantage of that!