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Five ways to prepare for the interview hot seat

Five ways to prepare for the interview hot seat

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Five ways to prepare for the interview hot seat

- You know you're in the hot seat when suddenly your interviewer turns up the heat by asking you questions about subjects that are uncomfortable and not easy for you to answer. Now more than ever, it's the time to focus and to rely on everything you've learned about media interviews so far. To give you a clearer picture of what the hot seat looks like, you may remember some of these famous hot seat interviews. First, Oprah Winfrey and Lance Armstrong discussing the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Then there was Connie Chung and Congressman Gary Condit over his alleged involvement with his intern and her mysterious disappearance. And, of course, President Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky scandal. There were plenty of hot seat interviews with respect to their relationship. When it comes to landing in the hot seat, it's especially important to handle your interviewer and to steer the interview in a direction that cools down the heat. This approach will allow you to answer with…

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