Have you ever had a bad dream about a job interview and woken up in a cold sweat, worried your mind has gone blank, you’ve tripped over your shoelaces, and you’ve forgotten your interviewer’s name? Us too.
Job interviews are not a pleasant experience for most jobseekers and even a nightmare for a few. There’s no way to avoid them but there are definitely things you can do to eliminate the pain and make the whole process less nerve-wracking. Good preparation can help you feel much more in control.
Introducing Prepper – your AI interview coach (and potentially your new best friend) who will do all the preparation work for you and coach you to be your best self for any job interview at any company. It’s 100% free to use and available to make everyone’s lives easier.
Ready to ace every interview and get any job you want? From an interview at Google to Tesco to the NHS, get interview ready with Prepper. Check out our six-step guide to learn how to make the best use of the tool.
1. Head to the site: https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/prepper
2. Enter the details for the job you are applying for
Tip: Paste the job description and company name from the job ad into Prepper to personalise your answer. Why? Most HRs and recruiters are able to spot a generic answer after your first few lines. Prepper is capable of tailoring your answer to the job description and the company’s values, showing your interviewers that you know what they are looking for and you’re up to the task. It’s always good to save a copy of the job ad, as you’ll want to refer back to this before interview.
3. Pick your interviewer style
This step will determine how challenging your questions will be, so choose wisely. We are using a “Teaching assistant” job as an example.
Meet Bob – our affable and amicable AI rep who will be asking you five standard and classic interview questions for your role. Choose “Easy” mode after receiving your first interview invitation, or if you just want a warm up exercise.
Bob starts with this question: “Have you ever worked with children on a one-to-one basis? If so, could you describe your experience?”
If you choose “Hard” mode, be prepared to get some curveball questions from our AI rep Kate. The hard mode is perfect for jobseekers who have been invited back by an employer for a second or third round interview.
Kate asks: “Can you provide an example of a successful intervention you have implemented to help a struggling student?”
Say “Ahoy” to Captain Jack. He goes wherever the wind takes him, so he’s a bit of a wild card. Just like some interviewers in real life, he may ask you some off-the-wall questions that might have nothing to do with your ability to handle the role.
Pick pirate mode if you want to have a bit of fun, or if you’ve already perfected your interviewing skills via “Easy” and “Hard” modes. It’s also a brilliant way to train your mind to keep calm under pressure.
Captain Jack asks: “Ahoy! Avast ye, ye scurvy dog! Tell me matey, what be ye experience working with children?”
*Learn more about the differences in our next blog. Stay tuned!*
4. Click “Get interview questions”
Ta-da! Here’re five common interview questions for your role!
TIP: If you want to work on these questions on other platforms like Word or Excel, just tap “Export your questions” at the bottom of the page, and you’ll be able to paste all the questions in one go – absolutely hassle free!
5. Tap “Answer” or “Example answer” to unlock the perfect answers to the questions.
- If you don’t have answers to these questions, click “Example answer”
- If you already have answers in mind, click “Answer”
5a. If you don’t have answers to the questions straight away
Don’t worry – we won’t judge. Whether you’re a couch potato who doesn’t feel like getting up to prepare for an interview or a deadline fighter getting nervous about your interview in 15 minutes, we’re here to help.
Tap “Example answer” to see model answers written by Prepper and learn about its reasoning.
Feeling inspired and want to draft your own answer? Click “Try your own answer”, type your answers and Bob/Kate/Captain Jack will score your answer out of 100 and give you feedback.
5b. If you already have answers in mind
Eager beavers! Tap “Answer”, type in your response, and select “Get feedback”. Bob/Kate/Captain Jack will rate your answer out of 100 marks, explain why you’re getting that score, and how you can improve. We recommend getting at least 75/100.
From there, you have three options:
- Tap “Back to questions” if you want to return to the homepage where you can see all five interview questions.
- Select “Answer again” if you are not happy with the score and want to edit your answer.
- Click “Example answer” if you want to find out the model answer written by Prepper.
6. Once you’ve finished practising all the interview questions, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Pick “Export your questions” if you want to save the questions and answers for future reference. Select “Try a different job” if you want to practise another interview with a different job title.
Watch a tutorial here:
Now that Prepper has sorted out one of the most annoying parts of finding a job, are you ready to get looking? Start your job search on Adzuna.
Read more: Adzuna launches AI interview coach ‘Prepper’