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Being interviewed by AI, explained calmly.

What AI interviews are, why they feel strange, and how to get comfortable with them by practicing out loud. Every number links to its source.

Photo: Surface / UnsplashHow to practice with an AI mock interview and use the feedbackAn AI mock interview helps only if you use it well. How to set one up, what to do in the session, and how to turn the feedback into better answers over a week.11 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: Compagnons / UnsplashIs it okay to use AI to prepare for a job interview? Where the line isUsing AI to practice before an interview is ordinary preparation. Using it to feed you answers during the interview is something else. Where the line sits, and why it matters to you.10 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: Windows / UnsplashHow long should your answers be in an AI interview? Timing and pausesHow long to talk for each kind of AI interview question, how to use the thinking time, and why a short pause before or during an answer is fine.9 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: Oleg Ivanov / UnsplashCommon AI interview mistakes and how to fix them before the dayThe mistakes that cost people most in AI interviews, from reading a script to running out of time, and a simple fix for each one you can practice this week.8 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: Resume Genius / UnsplashAI interview questions for sales jobs, with sample answersWhat AI screening interviews ask for sales roles: targets, rejection, objections and your process, with sample spoken answers that use honest numbers.7 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: Surface / UnsplashAI interview questions for customer service jobs, with sample answersWhat AI screening interviews ask for customer service roles: angry customers, saying no, handling volume and working with a team, with sample spoken answers.6 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: LinkedIn Sales Solutions / UnsplashAI interview questions for nurses, with sample answersThe questions AI screening interviews ask nurses: patient care, prioritizing, difficult families, mistakes and teamwork, with sample spoken answers that protect patient privacy.5 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: Surface / UnsplashAI interview questions for software engineers, with sample answersWhat AI screening interviews ask software engineers, beyond the coding test: project walk-throughs, debugging stories, trade-offs and teamwork, with sample spoken answers.4 November 2026 · 5 min read
Photo: Helena Lopes / UnsplashAI video interview setup: camera, lighting and sound that work at homeA plain setup for an AI video interview with what most people already own: where to put the camera, how to light your face, and how to get clean sound.3 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: Swello / UnsplashHow to use the STAR method in an AI interviewSTAR gives a behavioral answer the order a reviewer, human or software, expects. How to use it under a timer, with a worked example and the common ways it goes wrong.2 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: Resume Genius / UnsplashAI screening interview questions, with sample answersThe questions AI screening interviews ask most often, what each one is checking, and sample answers you can adapt. Part 1 of our series on AI interview questions.1 November 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: David Hahn / UnsplashAI phone interviews: what happens on a voice screening call and how to get readyMore first-round screens are now a phone call with an AI voice. What the call is like, the questions it tends to ask, and how to sound clear on the line.31 October 2026 · 4 min read
Photo: Dylan Ferreira / UnsplashHow are AI interviews evaluated? What the software looks for in your answersAI interview tools mostly judge what you say: whether you answered the question, gave a real example and made your own part clear. This post explains what that means when you answer.30 October 2026 · 5 min read
Photo: Helena Lopes / UnsplashHow to prepare for an AI interview: a plan for the week beforeA week-long plan for an AI interview: find out the format, test your setup, build five stories and say them out loud against a clock.29 October 2026 · 5 min read
Photo: Surface / UnsplashHow to explain a gap in your résumé in an interviewA gap in your résumé needs a short, honest answer that you have said out loud before. Here is how to build one and practise it until it feels like yours.28 October 2026 · 6 min read
Photo: LinkedIn Sales Solutions / UnsplashHow to practice answering follow-up questions in an interviewFollow-up questions are where a rehearsed answer meets a real conversation. Here is how to practice them out loud, using your own résumé, and fix what you hear.27 October 2026 · 5 min read
Photo: Towfiqu barbhuiya / UnsplashHow to ask for a human interview or an accommodation, with messages you can adaptWhen and how to ask for a human interview, extra time or another format, with short messages you can adapt and what to do if the answer is no.26 October 2026 · 7 min read
Photo: Robinson Recalde / UnsplashAre AI interviews fair? What candidates report and what the research says so farWhat candidates worry about, the early evidence on accents, disability, errors and personal data, the findings that point the other way, and what you can do.25 October 2026 · 7 min read
Photo: Ralph Hutter / UnsplashNo face, no feedback and a timer: how to rehearse for recorded interviewsWhat makes recorded and AI interviews hard, with a drill for each part: speaking with no face to read, giving yourself feedback, and answering against a clock.24 October 2026 · 7 min read
Photo: Vitaly Gariev / UnsplashOne-way video interviews: a practice routine for talking to a cameraA five-day routine for recorded video interviews: set up once, then practice talking to the lens, your core answers, the timer and questions you can't predict.23 October 2026 · 7 min read
Photo: Avtar Singh / UnsplashNervous about an AI interview? Why it feels strange and how to get used to itTalking to a lens with a countdown running and nobody reacting: why AI interviews unsettle people, and a short warm-up that makes them feel ordinary.22 October 2026 · 7 min read
Photo: Vitaly Gariev / UnsplashWhat is an AI interview? Video, voice, chat and game formats explainedThe main AI interview formats, what a typical one is like from the invitation to the end screen, and how to prepare for it.21 October 2026 · 7 min read

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