“On top of that you need to think of examples when you’ve been a quick learner because you’ve got to demonstrate that you’re going to be able to learn about a new sector or a new organisation. If you can demonstrate this, everything else becomes a self-fulfilling thing. And then the icing on the cake really is to work out what is unique and memorable about you that nobody else will be able to talk about at interview. And it might be the fact that you bring a completely different perspective to that job because you’re coming from a different angle.”