AI Prompts
AI interview prep prompts.
Ready-to-use prompts for practicing, shaping answers, researching the role and following up — tap to copy, then fill in the blanks.
Tap Copy on any prompt, paste it into your AI assistant, and replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details.
Practice & mock interviews
Run a mock interview
Act as an interviewer for a [role] position. Ask me one question at a time, wait for my answer, then give brief feedback and ask the next. Mix behavioral and role-specific questions. Job description: [paste or describe it].
Likely questions
List the 10 most likely interview questions for a [role] at a [company type], grouped into behavioral, technical/role-specific, and 'about you'. For each, note in one line what the interviewer is really assessing.
Handle tough questions
Give me strong ways to answer these tricky questions for a [role]: 'What's your biggest weakness?', 'Why are you leaving?', and 'Why should we hire you?'. Explain the approach, then give a short sample answer I can adapt.
Answers & stories
STAR answer
Turn this experience into a concise STAR-format answer (Situation, Task, Action, Result) for the question '[the question]'. Keep it to about 90 seconds spoken. My notes: [paste them].
Tell me about yourself
Help me craft a 60-second 'tell me about yourself' for a [role], covering a relevant arc of my background and why I'm excited about this job. Background: [paste it].
Quantify my impact
Rewrite these points about my work into stronger, results-focused talking points, adding numbers or scale where possible: [paste them].
Company & role research
Interview prep brief
Create an interview prep brief for [company] and the [role]. Cover what they do, likely priorities for this team, how I might add value, and three things to mention that show I've done my homework. Info: [paste any].
Match me to the job
Compare my background to this job description and tell me my three strongest selling points and two likely gaps, with how to address each. Job description: [paste]. Background: [paste].
Questions & follow-up
Questions to ask them
Give me eight thoughtful questions to ask the interviewer for a [role], mixing questions about the team, how success is measured, and growth. Avoid anything I could easily find online.
Salary conversation
Help me prepare for the salary discussion for a [role] in [location]. Suggest how to respond if I'm asked my expectations early, and phrasing to negotiate an offer of [amount] toward [target]. Treat this as general guidance, not financial or legal advice.
Thank-you note
Write a short, specific thank-you email after an interview for [role], referencing [something we discussed] and reaffirming my interest without sounding generic.
Walk in prepared
AI makes a surprisingly good interview coach: it can run a realistic mock interview, shape your experiences into tight STAR answers, and brief you on a company before the call. Feed it the real job description and your background for the best results. Pair these with the resume prompts to line up your application first.
FAQ
How do I run a mock interview?
Use the mock-interview prompt and paste the job description. Ask it to give you one question at a time with brief feedback after each answer, so it feels like a real back-and-forth.
What is a STAR answer?
It's a way to structure behavioral answers: Situation, Task, Action, Result. The STAR prompt turns your rough notes into a tight version you can deliver in about a minute.