THE FIRST CALL
Thirty minutes with an AI recruiter who pitches the role, asks about you, your reasons, your experience, logistics and pay, then takes your questions. Afterwards, a report on the seven things recruiters write down.
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RECRUITER PHONE SCREEN
Listening
30 minutes · about eight questions, logistics and pay included
CHOOSE YOUR LENGTH
Most recruiters book 30 minutes; many book 20. The pitch drill is five minutes on the answer every screen opens with.
30 minutes
The first call with a recruiter: your story, why this role, your experience, logistics and pay, then your questions.
A report on the seven things recruiters write down, with the notes they would send on.
1 interview credit from the same balance. Pro required.
Practise the phone screen20 minutes
The shorter screen many recruiters book: your introduction, why you are looking, one piece of work, logistics and pay, then your questions.
The same report on what recruiters write down, with the notes they would send on.
1 interview credit from the same balance. Pro required.
Practise a 20-minute screen5 minutes
Practise "Tell me about yourself", the answer every screen opens with, and two follow-ups on what your pitch left out.
Your present, past and future, one fix, and your pitch rewritten from your own facts.
Included with Pro: 3 drills a day, shared with every kind of drill. No interview credits used.
Drill your pitchTHE CALL, MINUTE BY MINUTE
What the call will cover. Then two minutes on the company, the team, why the role is open and the process.
Present, past, future. Aim for 60 to 120 seconds and one result you can name.
A concrete reason to move and one specific thing about this role.
What you own day to day, one piece of work you would put your name on, and a check on your dates.
Location and pattern, the two work-authorization questions, notice and start, other processes. Then the range, theirs or yours.
Two or three on the role, the team or the process.
A day and a channel. The recruiter never gives the result on the call.
WHAT YOU WILL BE ASKED
Most of these come up on almost every screen. Your recruiter asks them in this order, with a follow-up when an answer is vague.
AFTER THE CALL
Present, past and future, one result you can name, and a length that leaves room for a question.
A concrete reason to move, one detail about the company, and no criticism of where you are.
Your part in the work, the result and how you knew, and dates that match your resume.
Clear answers on location, work authorization, notice and other processes.
Asked for the band, gave a researched range with a floor, and did not anchor on current pay.
Two or three good questions, next steps confirmed, and your interest said out loud.
Answers under 90 seconds, the question asked answered, and no badmouthing.
AN EXAMPLE
Senior analyst, four years in revenue operations, owns forecasting for two regions.
Looking because the role tops out at team lead: 'I want a seat where the forecast drives the plan.'
Comp: asked for our band, then gave $105k to $120k base with $105k as the floor. Inside the range.
Chicago, hybrid up to three days. Authorized, no sponsorship. Two weeks' notice. One other process, final round next week.
Clear, concise, two good questions on why the role is open and the timeline.
Readiness for the next call: Ready, because every answer was specific and inside the range.
It follows the scripts recruiters publish for their own screens: the plan, a short pitch of the role, your story, your reasons, your experience, logistics and pay, then your questions. The recruiter talks about a quarter of the time, and follow-ups stay light, as on a real screen. Read how to pass the recruiter phone screen.
Yes. When your posting shows a range, the recruiter states it first and asks if it works for you. You choose whether pay comes up early, in the middle or near the end. It never asks what you earn now.
The recruiter asks the two standard questions, the same ones asked of everyone: whether you are legally authorized to work in the United States, and whether you will now or in the future need sponsorship.
The recruiter says so, as a real one would, and asks whether there is flexibility. The call goes on, and your report flags the answer so you can decide how to handle it next time.
No, just like a real screen. Your report has the notes a recruiter would send to the hiring manager and how ready you are for the next call.
There are no STAR deep dives. You tell one project story. The rest is your story, your reasons, logistics and pay, with light follow-ups.
Checking your plan…
BETTER TOGETHER
Use the same company context and experience across your application and interview preparation.
TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP
Say your pitch, your reasons and your range out loud once. Then read what a recruiter would write down.