The thing I found really helpful was to find as many example interview questions as possible- you can find these online- and write down what you would like to say to these and learn them! You can even find model answers online that you can adapt to fit your situation. Although you can't predict what you will be asked, having very strong answers ready for the obvious questions will offset any poor answers you might happen to give to the unexpected ones.

Hope this helps!
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I started my PhD in spetember. I am co-mentored by the heads of 2 different labs. One of my supervisers I did an undergrad project with and get on really well with. The other I only see every couple of weeks. Every time I see her she makes me feel like everything I do is wrong and will never be good enough for her.

I'll have my one year review coming up in a few months and I genuinely don't know how it will go. I have worked really hard and been very enthusiastic up until now but I had a particularly bad meeting with her a few days ago. She upset me so much that I just went home, now I don't know how I can go back. I feel ridiculous for getting so upset but it has just built up over the last few months. Now I just feel like I don't even care about my research anymore, I just want to leave.

I know I'm not the only one in the lab who she has made cry on a regular basis and I genuinely can't see any end to the situation. I also feel like I've really screwed up and let my other supervisor down by just walking out.

I'm thinking very seriously about leaving at the end of the year, at least this way I will get a masters. But I don't know what I would do then?! I was always aiming to do a PhD, I hadn't even thought about the other options. I need urgent help and advice!

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