Many candidates are afraid of the structured interview in the Assessment Centre, while others approach it as "just another job interview". Both can be misleading and dangerous for your scores and the optimal performance: the structured interview is one of the most important parts of the AC and you need to "nail it" to prove you have the right competencies the EU career office is looking for. Based on more than 100 personal coaching sessions and candidate feedbacks, I collected a list of tips which, if candidates knew, would lead to a much better performance at the EPSO structured interview. Here it goes: