An initial interview with the customer is inevitable. Even if you are going to work completely remotely, the client will want to meet you digitally. In short - succeeding in the interview is a must for a consultant and freelancer. So how do you make the consultant interview a success and a wonderful conversation that just flows completely naturally? I will tell you in this article.<p>Interviews differ from company to company and from interviewer to interviewer. Depending on the role and assignment, it can also contain completely different parts and be of different lengths. On the one hand, for example, I only had a quick phone interview for one of my assignments. On the other hand, I know that some companies even have tests that you have to take and pass in order to move on to the interview as both an employee and a consultant. It can be both personality and knowledge tests as well as purely logical tests and so-called cases.<p>When it comes to consulting interviews (by consulting interview I mean when you, as a consultant, interview for an assignment with the client) compared to employment interviews, I can say in general that consulting interviews are often shorter and have fewer elements than employment interviews. The whole process is often much shorter. Job interviews can drag on for several weeks or even months and you have to meet several different people and/or the same person several times. Consultant interviews are usually only one step and one interview and it is common to receive feedback only a few days later or the same week.