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Words to Use and Lose in Your Next Job Interview, with Tracy Hooper

Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job · Mac Prichard · Sep 2, 2026 · 28 min

What's in this episode

Communication coach Tracy Hooper names the hedge words, fillers, disclaimers, and validators that undermine confidence in interviews, what to say instead, and a one-word-a-month method for changing habits.

Questions it answers

What words should you avoid in a job interview?

Communication coach Tracy Hooper, on Find Your Dream Job, lists the hedges, fillers, disclaimers, and validators that make candidates sound unsure, and what to say instead.

Answered on Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

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