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How can I improve my interviewing skills as a manager?

 

I got promoted to my first management role four months ago, and in the last few weeks have started doing my first job interviews from the other side of the table. What I’ve been surprised to find is that I am almost as nervous in the role of interviewer as I am when I’m the interviewee! Even though I prepare by going through the interviewees’ CVs carefully and thinking up questions,  I still struggle to think of things to ask and am always worried about saying something silly and making the company (and me) look bad. What can I do to improve my interviewing skills and temperament?