How to prepare for a job interview with AI

By the end of this, you will be ready for an interview with a set of likely questions, strong answers built from your own experience, and a bit of practice under your belt.

What you will need

• Any AI chat tool: Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini all work well.
• The job advert you are interviewing for.
• A few details about your experience: your CV, or a rough list of roles and things you are proud of.
• About 25 to 35 minutes.

Step 1: Predict the questions

Start by giving the AI the role and asking what they are likely to ask. Knowing the shape of the interview in advance takes a lot of the nerves out of it.

I've got an interview coming up. Here's the job:

[paste the job advert]

Based on this advert, what questions am I most likely to be asked? Group them
into three types: questions about my experience, questions about the role and the
employer, and general questions like strengths and weaknesses.

What to expect: a grouped list of likely questions, from the obvious ones to a few you might not have thought of. Skim it and note which ones worry you most.

If it does not work: if the questions feel generic, reply with “Make these specific to this advert: quote the skills and duties it lists and turn each into a question.”

Step 2: Build answers from your own experience

Good answers come from real examples, not clever phrasing. Give the AI something to work with and ask it to help you shape an answer rather than invent one.

Help me answer this question: [paste one question].

Here's a real example from my experience I could use: [describe what happened,
however roughly]. Turn this into a clear, structured answer of about a minute.
Base it only on what I've told you, and mark any gap like [NEED: the result]
rather than making anything up.

What to expect: a structured answer that follows your example, with any missing details flagged for you to fill in. Do this for the questions that worry you most.

If it does not work: if the answer sounds scripted, reply with “Make this sound natural and spoken, like I’m telling a story, not reading a statement.”

Step 3: Practise with a mock interview

Reading answers is one thing, saying them under a little pressure is another. Ask the AI to interview you one question at a time so it feels closer to the real thing.

Act as the interviewer for this role. Ask me one question at a time and wait for
my answer before moving on. After each answer, give me brief, honest feedback on
what was strong and what I could improve, then ask the next question.

What to expect: a back-and-forth where you answer in your own words and get feedback as you go. Type your answers as you would say them, not as polished essays.

If it does not work: if the feedback is too soft to help, reply with “Be more critical: point out anything vague, rambling, or unconvincing.”

Step 4: Prepare your own questions

Interviews go both ways, and having thoughtful questions ready shows genuine interest. Ask the AI to help you come up with a few worth asking.

Suggest five thoughtful questions I could ask at the end of this interview, based
on the advert and the employer. Avoid anything I could easily find on their
website, and focus on the role, the team, and what success looks like.

What to expect: a short list of questions that show you have thought about the role. Pick two or three that you genuinely want the answers to.

Wrapping up

You now have likely questions, answers grounded in your real experience, and some practice saying them out loud. Treat the AI’s suggestions as a starting point, not a script, because an interviewer can tell the difference between a rehearsed line and a real one. Read anything it tells you about the employer with a careful eye, since AI can occasionally state something with confidence that is not quite right.

A tip the night before: run one more short mock interview, then stop and rest. You will remember your examples far better fresh than crammed, and the confidence from a little practice carries further than a head full of notes.