They teach you Your Resume building, Interview techniques, Brainstorming techniques, and may be many things. Right; they are experts in their respective fields.

Still there are things they don't teach you

It is brainstorming, a couple of days ahead of your actual interview, I am talking about. I have never come across anyone using this simple but effective technique which hardens your confidence level but without telling you so.

It is simple. Let's say you take tips from either a counselor or a friend. Almost all of them just take tips and come back. Now you would agree with me, that you knew many of those tips already. Well, nothing is lost. You can open a discussion about what you already knew. This brings out the weak points and flaws, if you had any.

Repeat the same with new tips too. It helps you understand more by removing misconceptions, or if you had not heard clearly etc.

Compare different options for all tips. This is the closing round of you brainstorming. As an ending, summarize the strong points that evolved. These are your strategies for a confident interview.

The Basic Idea

Just notice that it went on so casually that you forgot you were actually using a scientific technique. I am not advocating a casual approach but about being confident. One is confident in circumstances like his/her known environment, when s/he is strong by virtue etc.

Get going confidently, just by preparing the easy way.