A good way to prepare thoroughly for an interview is to anticipate the most challenging scenario and devise ways of dealing with it. If you are prepared for the toughest questions, then the rest will be simpler - and your confidence will be reinforced.

With that in mind, try to answer these challenging interview questions:

• What is the hardest thing you ever had to do in your job?
• How would you describe your current boss’s style?
• When you are supervising people, how do you motivate them?
• What do you look for in an employee?
• How do you normally relate to office politics?
• What kind of people do you dislike the most?
• Tell me about a time when you failed personally?
• What makes you different to other candidates?