At some point, we’ve all navigated the process of applying for jobs. If you’re just starting out in your career, you might be gearing up to submit your first application soon. Navigating the job market can be daunting, but I want to introduce you to an AI-enhanced workflow that can help you refine and perfect your job interview skills. This approach will provide you with training to confidently master the interview process, giving you a competitive edge in your job search.
What You Will Need
- An LLM with an audio version. In this example, I used the Chat Gpt Android app with Gpt-4o (editor’s note: at the time of this writing, Gpt-4o is the most advanced LLM available from OpenAI)
- A prompt to initiate the interview
- Optional: a second phone to record and listen to yourself
I chose Gpt-4o on an Android phone because it has a speech option where you can converse verbally with the LLM. If you have a different LLM of your choice, make sure it has this audio version as it simulates more closely an actual live job interview.
Below is what it looks like. Click the head phone at the bottom right of the UI for the handsfree mode and you can start talking to it. Your speech will be converted to text and ChatGpt’s text response will be converted to speech, simulating an actual conversation.
Once that is done, it’s time for the prompt. This prompt version is pretty basic, and feel free to add variations to it to make things more apt for your situation / goals.
I want to practice being interviewed for a job. Pretend that you are an interviewer for [a C# and .Net job opportunity] and ask me relevant questions. My job is to answer them as professionally and correctly as I can. After asking me [five] questions, politely end the interview and tell me you’ll get in touch with me.
[Your personality during the interview is [insert personality here to make it easier or more challenging]]
The text in square brackets are placeholders for you to customize your interview subject matter and other parameters.
Notice there is a sentence to have an end condition for the interview. Otherwise, it will go on for a long time. Tweak it to how long you want the interview to go for.
Feel free also to add some variations to the interviewer. A few things I could think of:
- ask advanced questions
- ask architecture-related questions
- in your responses, do not indicate if I answered the question satisfactorily or not
- be a little bit difficult and give me a hard time.
etc.
Remember, the world is your oyster when it comes to thinking about prompts and where you take it.
Lastly and optionally, I strongly recommend using a recording device to capture your interview sessions. Listening back to these recordings allows you to evaluate your performance more objectively. By reviewing your responses, you can easily pinpoint areas for improvement that you might have missed while focusing on answering the interview questions. This practice creates a valuable feedback loop, significantly enhancing your interviewing skills.
I hope these tips have been helpful and that they provide you with the confidence and expertise to land the dream job you’ve always wanted. Best of luck, and until next time!
