What Needs Work Before Your Next Job Interview?

Make your preparation count before your next interview. Answer ten questions about how you research the role, choose examples and practise explaining your experience. Your personalised result will show what you’re doing well, highlight gaps your answers suggest and give you one clear priority to work on, so you know where to focus.

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Question 1 of 10

The change I most want in my next job interview is...

I want to explain clearly how my experience fits the role. I want to choose relevant examples when I'm asked about a skill. I want to keep my answers focused without losing my point. I want to explain transferable experience from work, study or other parts of my life. I want to handle unfamiliar questions without relying on a memorised script. I have a different improvement in mind.

Why we’re asking this:

This identifies the improvement that matters most to you.

Question 2 of 10

A small win that would tell me my preparation was helping is...

I can explain what the role needs and why it interests me. I can describe my own actions and the outcome of a real example. I can finish an answer having addressed the question I was asked. I can answer a follow-up question without starting the whole story again. I know which part of my preparation deserves attention next. I would recognise progress in a different way.

Why we’re asking this:

This shows what useful progress would look like to you.

Question 3 of 10

When my preparation is working well, I want to be able to...

I can connect my preparation to the main requirements of the role. I have a small set of real examples I can adapt to relevant questions. I can practise in a manageable way alongside my other commitments. I can explain my experience naturally without learning every sentence by heart. I can use feedback to make one clear improvement at a time. I have a different picture of useful preparation.

Why we’re asking this:

This helps your result reflect the preparation you want to build.

Question 4 of 10

When I research a role and employer, I usually...

I identify the main requirements and prepare relevant evidence from my experience. I can name the main requirements, but haven't linked all of them to examples yet. I read about the employer, but still struggle to explain what the role needs. I repeatedly use the same generic answers without checking what this role requires. I haven't been given enough information about a role to judge this yet. I research differently, or I'm unsure.

Why we’re asking this:

This explores how you connect the available role information to your preparation.

Question 5 of 10

When I choose examples to explain my experience, I usually find...

I have real examples with a clear situation, my contribution and an outcome or learning. I have examples, but I'm sometimes unsure which requirement each one demonstrates. I can describe what a team did, but struggle to explain my own contribution. I repeatedly fall back on general claims because I can't give a concrete example. I haven't tried choosing examples yet. My approach is different, or I'm unsure.

Why we’re asking this:

This looks at how clearly your examples show relevant experience and your contribution.

Question 6 of 10

When I practise explaining my experience, I usually find...

I can address the question and explain my example clearly in a format that suits me. I sometimes give too much detail, but can bring the answer back to the question. I often rely on memorised sentences and struggle when the question is phrased differently. I repeatedly lose the point of an example before explaining what I did and what happened. I haven't practised explaining an answer yet. I prepare differently, or I'm unsure.

Why we’re asking this:

This explores what happens when you try to communicate an answer.

Question 7 of 10

In practice or interviews, the situation I find hardest is...

I struggle to explain why my experience is relevant to the role being discussed. I keep reaching a question about a skill without an example I can use. I often lose focus on the question and give a long answer. I find follow-up questions difficult because I can't clearly explain my own actions. I have a different difficulty, or haven't tried this yet. I don't currently find these situations difficult.

Why we’re asking this:

This identifies a difficulty you have experienced when answering questions.

Question 8 of 10

The biggest effect of this difficulty on my preparation or answers is...

I spend preparation time collecting information without knowing what to practise. I finish answers unsure whether I showed evidence of the skills being discussed. I use up answer time on background and rush the part about what I did. I keep restarting answers and find practice more frustrating than useful. I notice a different effect, or I'm unsure. I don't notice any of these effects.

Why we’re asking this:

This shows the effect you have actually noticed.

Question 9 of 10

When I review a practice answer or feedback, what tends to happen is...

I choose one specific change and test it in the next answer. I spot a problem but sometimes struggle to choose a practical change. I keep rehearsing the same answer even though the same difficulty returns. I repeatedly decide to prepare more without addressing the difficulty I noticed. I haven't reviewed an answer or received feedback yet. I review answers another way, or I'm unsure.

Why we’re asking this:

This explores how you use what you notice to improve the next attempt.

Question 10 of 10

Looking ahead, the change I would most like to see is...

I know what the role requires and can explain how my experience relates to it. I have relevant examples that make my own contribution clear. I can give focused answers that address the question. I can adapt my examples when a question or follow-up takes a different direction. I have a manageable preparation plan and know what to practise first. I have a different outcome I'd like to work towards.

Why we’re asking this:

This connects the next step with the improvement you want.