Recruiter phone screen
Anyone with a first call booked.
The first call with a recruiter. Your story, why this role, your experience, logistics and pay, then your questions.
30 minutes · about eight questions, logistics and pay included
THE ROUND YOU ARE FACING
Practise the interview
you actually have booked.
A recruiter phone screen, a hiring manager interview, a culture and values interview, a manager interview, a system design interview, a project deep dive, a store interview, a nursing interview, a customer service interview or a behavioral interview. AI follow-ups, then a written report on what you said.
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YOUR NEXT PRACTICE ROUND
Listening
Your experienceReal follow-upsA clear next step
Pro includes 1 interview credit each month for any interview that costs a credit, plus 3 five-minute drills a day.
THE ROUND YOU HAVE COMING UP
Pick the round you are facing.
Each round has its own interviewer, its own questions and its own report. Pro includes 1 interview credit each month for any interview that costs a credit, plus 3 five-minute drills a day.
First calls
Interview rounds
Hiring manager interview
Anyone past the screen.
The second round with your future boss. Your resume walk, your past work, how you would do this job, and your questions.
45 minutes · your resume walk, two stories, two "how would you" questions and your own questions
1 interview credit
Culture and values interview
Anyone with a values, culture or team-fit round.
How you work with others and what you value, measured against the company's stated values. Also called the culture, team fit or Googleyness round.
30 minutes · two or three of the company's values, a time you were wrong, and why this company
1 interview credit
System design interview
Software engineers from mid-level up, and engineering managers with a design round.
Design a system out loud on a whiteboard. Your interviewer reads your board, asks about trade-offs, scale and what breaks first, and tells you the level your design read as.
45 minutes · one question on a whiteboard · requirements, numbers, design, two deep dives, what breaks first
Project deep dive
Engineers, product managers, designers, analysts, sellers and anyone asked to walk through their work.
Walk your interviewer through one project you led. They listen, then dig into your decisions, what broke, the numbers and what you would do differently, and tell you the level it read as.
45 minutes · one project · you lead the walkthrough, then four passes: decisions, what broke, the numbers, hindsight
Behavioral interview
Anyone preparing for a behavioral interview.
Practise stories from your experience, with follow-ups about your decisions, actions and results.
Up to 45 minutes · six questions, with more if time allows
For managers
Manager interview
Managers, team leads and engineering managers.
People management: coaching, performance, hiring, conflict, delivery and working across teams. For engineering managers and team leads in any field.
45 minutes · four people stories, one scenario, one hard question about yourself
1 interview credit
Stores, service and care
Store, restaurant and customer service interview
Retail, restaurants, cafes, hotels, front desks, call centres and warehouses.
The 20-minute conversation with a store or shift manager: your availability, how you treat customers, a rush, a return without a receipt, and why here.
20 minutes · your availability, a difficult customer, a rush, one store scenario, why here
Nursing and patient care interview
RNs, LPNs, new-grad residents, CNAs, medical assistants and pharmacy technicians.
The nurse manager or panel round: why this work, STAR stories, clinical scenarios judged on safety-first thinking, and your questions.
45 minutes · the nurse manager and panel round, for RNs and residencies
Customer service and call center interview
Call centers, support lines, help desks, hotel reservations and bank phone teams.
The 30-minute call center round with a team lead: your availability, a difficult customer, a busy shift, then a mock call you run twice with one note in between.
30 minutes · your availability, a difficult customer, a busy shift, a mock call run twice
1 interview credit
Coming soon
Case interview
Consulting, strategy and product candidates.
Consulting and product cases: structure the problem, do the numbers, make a recommendation and defend it.
Coming soon
Every interview is audio only and needs Pro. A complete conversation can finish earlier. Daily drills reset at midnight UTC.
Practise for your target company, or prepare for any interview.
Google
Apple
Amazon
Meta
Microsoft
Netflix
NVIDIA
Stripe
Anthropic
OpenAI
Uber
Airbnb
Coinbase
Databricks
Figma
LinkedIn
Independent practice. Not affiliated with these employers.
GO PAST THE REHEARSED ANSWER
The first answer is
just the start.
A useful follow-up asks for the part your story left out. Practise staying clear when the conversation takes a turn.
Speaking
AN ILLUSTRATIVE EXCHANGE
- Interviewer
Tell me about a time you had to deliver a project that was at risk.
- You
We were behind on the billing migration, so I pulled the team together and we shipped it.
- Interviewer
What was your part, as opposed to the team's? And what was the result, in numbers?
- You
I re-cut the scope to the two flows that carried 80% of revenue. We shipped on the original date.
- Interviewer
Tell me about a time you had to deliver a project that was at risk.
- You
We were behind on the billing migration, so I pulled the team together and we shipped it.
- Interviewer
What was your part, as opposed to the team's? And what was the result, in numbers?
- You
I re-cut the scope to the two flows that carried 80% of revenue. We shipped on the original date.
The follow-up helps you show what you did, and what changed.
BUILT FROM YOUR OWN MATERIAL
Your experience comes into the room.
Your resume
Choose a resume so the interviewer can ask about your roles, responsibilities and the numbers you supplied.
Your Story Bank
Bring the stories you have prepared. Follow-ups explore your decisions, your contribution and the gaps in your answer.
Your company preparation
Your listening history and available company research help shape relevant practice. Exact employer questions are not promised.
SOMETHING YOU CAN USE AFTERWARDS
See what worked.
Know what to work on next.
Behavioral interviews end with the report below, with stronger answers you can save. A drill gives you delivery numbers and one fix, without a rewrite. Take that fix into your next drill.
FICTIONAL REPORT EXCERPT
An example, not a customer’s report. In this example, the resume supplies the product role, the Story Bank supplies the responsibility, and the spoken answer supplies the decision and result. Missing facts stay marked for the candidate to add.
Your decision is clear. Make the stakes clear too.
- Not yet
- Getting there
- Ready
- Strong
You explained how you reduced the scope. Add the business risk and your responsibility before describing that decision.
What worked
A specific decision, with a reason
I re-cut the scope to the two flows that carried 80% of revenue.
The STAR grid
Missing: Situation
Explain what was at risk if the migration slipped.
Missing: Task
Name the outcome you were personally responsible for.
Present: Action
I re-cut the scope to the two flows that carried 80% of revenue.
Present: Result
We shipped on the original date.
A STAR version of your answer, from your own facts
situation
Our billing migration was behind schedule. [Add what a delay would have meant for the business.]
task
As the product manager, I needed to bring the release back onto its agreed date.
action
I compared the flows by revenue and reduced the release to the two that carried 80%. I aligned the team around that smaller scope.
result
We shipped those flows on the original date. [Add what you measured after launch, if you have it.]
From your resumeFrom your story bankYou said this
How you said it
- You paused before naming your decision. That gave the answer a clear turning point.
- Your opening used “we”. Follow it with your own responsibility so the listener can separate your work from the team’s.
Your board, in a system design report
A fictional Ticketmaster round at the end of its design stage. The report replays the board stage by stage, next to a reference design for each deep dive.
Every other interview has its own report, scored on what its interviewer checks. See each one on its page: recruiter phone screen, hiring manager interview, culture and values interview, manager interview, system design interview, project deep dive, store interview, nursing interview and customer service interview.
FROM PREPARATION TO PRACTICE
Bring your experience. Say it out loud.
- 01
Pick your round and role
Choose the interview you have coming up. Pick a company or practise for any employer, then add your role.
- 02
Prepare your interviewer
Choose your materials and voice. Preparation usually takes about two minutes. Check your microphone, then start your practice.
- 03
Say your answer out loud
Answer questions and follow-ups shaped by your round. Pause when you need a moment. A complete conversation can finish earlier.
- 04
Read your report
Drills give you delivery numbers and one fix. Longer interviews add a written report with stronger versions of your answers. You can leave and come back.
Questions before you start
Which interview should I pick?
Match the round on your calendar: a recruiter phone screen, a hiring manager interview, a culture and values interview, a manager interview, a system design interview, a project deep dive, a store interview, a nursing interview, a customer service interview or a behavioral interview. Each card says who it is for. If you are not sure, start with a behavioral interview: most rounds ask for stories from your own work.
How is my audio handled?
Your interview audio helps us create a transcript and feedback on your answers and delivery, such as your pace and pauses. Speech providers turn your audio into text, and AI providers use interview text to run the conversation and prepare your feedback. Your practice isn’t posted publicly or sent to employers. You can delete an interview from your account. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Can I share what I added with other candidates?
Only if you choose to. You can offer a material about a company in our catalog. We turn it into short facts about that company's hiring, remove every person's name, review them, and never share your name or the file. You can withdraw the offer until we review it.
What happens to notes and files I add as materials?
We read them into short facts about the interview you face, keep them in your account, and use them only for your own interviews, resumes and stories. You can delete them any time, and closing your account removes them. Pages behind a login stay yours: we never fetch them. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Is it a real person?
No. It is an AI interviewer, and it will say so if you ask. It asks questions and follow-ups for practice. It does not represent an employer or make hiring decisions.
How long is it?
Each interview has its own length, from 5 to 45 minutes. These are practice targets. A complete conversation can finish earlier. You do not need to fill the clock. Read how to practise out loud.
How are drills different?
A drill focuses on one competency and gives you delivery numbers and one fix, without a STAR rewrite. Pro includes 3 drills a day, resetting at midnight UTC, with no credit charge. A 20-minute deep dive covers one story with detailed follow-ups and a full report. It uses 1 credit from the same balance and packs as a 45-minute interview.
What does it cost?
Pro includes 1 interview credit each month for any interview that costs a credit, plus 3 five-minute drills a day. Packs of 3 more credits work for every interview that costs a credit. Credits never expire.
Can I pause?
Yes. Press “I need a moment” or say it. The interview clock stops for up to five minutes in total.
What if my microphone fails?
Check your microphone and hear a short recording before you start. If your connection drops, you have one minute to rejoin the same interview.
Which companies can I practise for?
Choose a company from our catalog, type a company and role, or practise for any company. We use available research to choose relevant competencies and questions. This is practice, not a prediction of an employer’s exact questions or format.
Do I see the questions in advance?
Usually not. You see the competencies before you start, and the questions and follow-ups arrive in the conversation. In a system design interview you can pick the question yourself, or let the interviewer choose one for your level and company.
What is coming next?
The case interview. If you would practise it, press “I’d practise this” on its card. The count tells us which round to build next.
Checking your plan…
BETTER TOGETHER
Prepare for what comes next.
Use the same company context and experience across your application and interview preparation.
TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP
Make your next practice a conversation.
Use the work you have already done. Find the answer that needs one more try.