AI Tips for Interview Preparation
Practice your answers, prepare for tough questions, and walk into your interview with
confidence.
AI tools can help you get ready for interviews by generating practice questions, giving
feedback on your answers, and helping you think through how to talk about your experience.
Try the prompts below in any AI tool such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini.
Use AI as a starting point. Practice with AI, then talk through your answers with a real person. Career Services
offers mock interviews if you want live feedback.
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Helpful prompts
General Interview Preparation
- "Generate common interview questions for a [job title] position."
- "Provide potential answers to the question "Tell me about yourself.""
- "Create a mock interview scenario for a [job title] position."
- "Give me tips on how to answer behavioral interview questions."
- "Help me craft a strong elevator pitch for my [job title] experience."
Industry and Role-Specific Questions
- "What are common interview questions for a role in [industry]?"
- "Generate questions a [job title] in [industry] might be asked."
- "Help me prepare for a case study interview in [industry]."
- "Give me examples of how to answer technical questions for a [job title] role."
Company Research
- "Summarize the culture and values of [company name] and suggest how I might connect
my experience to them in an interview."
- "What questions might an interviewer ask based on recent news about [company name]?"
- "Help me practice answering questions about why I want to work at [company name]."
Highlighting Your Skills
- "Help me practice answering questions about my [skill]."
- "Give me examples of how to talk about my [skill] in an interview."
- "How can I quantify my experience with [skill] to make a stronger impression?"
Practice a Full Mock Interview
Try this prompt for a realistic practice session:
- "Ask me 5 interview questions for a [job title] position, one at a time. Wait for
my response before asking the next question. After I answer all 5, give me feedback
on my answers and suggest how I could improve."
- You can adjust the number of questions and the job title to fit your situation.