“I recently started my first seat as a trainee at a medium-sized firm, but after six weeks I am now suffering from a serious confidence crisis.

“I feel like I’m too slow in doing my job (I’m in an area that I have no previous experience) and not doing as well as I should. My partners keep piling on the work and don’t give clear instructions, and offer no help, yet they expect me to be able to turn round their requests quickly…”