How to use ChatGPT to prepare for a job interview

Predict the questions from the job description

Here is a job description: [paste].
Act as the hiring manager. List the 12 questions I'm most likely to be asked: 4 about skills in this posting, 4 behavioral, 2 about motivation and 2 tough ones (gaps, weaknesses, salary).
For each, say in one line what the interviewer is really trying to find out.

The "what they're really asking" line is the useful part. "Tell me about a conflict" is usually about whether you stay professional and fix things, not about the conflict.

Turn your experience into STAR stories

STAR means Situation, Task, Action, Result. Most behavioral questions can be answered with a handful of good stories, so build those first.

Interview me one question at a time to collect 5 work stories I can reuse in interviews: a hard problem I solved, a conflict, a failure, a time I led something, and a time I learned fast.
Then write each one in STAR format, under 150 words, using only what I told you. Don't add numbers or results I didn't give you.
Finally, map each story to the questions it can answer from this list: [paste the 12 questions].

Run a mock interview

Run a mock interview for [job title] at a [type of company]. Ask one question at a time and wait for my answer.
After each answer, give me: what worked, what was vague, and a one-sentence fix. Be direct, not encouraging.
After 6 questions, give me my 2 biggest patterns to work on.

Many chat apps have a voice mode. Practicing out loud is closer to the real thing than typing, and you'll hear where you ramble.

Prepare the hard ones

Help me answer these honestly and briefly: [why I left my last job / a gap in my resume / my biggest weakness].
My real situation: [explain]. Give me a 3-4 sentence answer that's truthful, doesn't overshare and ends on what I'm looking for now.

For salary questions, look up ranges yourself on job postings and pay-data sites rather than trusting a number from a chatbot.

Write questions to ask them

Based on this job description [paste] and what I know about the company [paste notes from their site or recent news I've read], write 8 questions I could ask the interviewer.
Avoid anything answered on their website. Include 2 about how success is measured in the first 90 days.

Research the company on its own website and recent news; AI can be out of date about companies. Then send a short thank-you note after the interview. Our email guide has prompts for that, and our resume and cover letter guide covers the application itself. Got the offer? Next, see how to negotiate salary or ask for a raise with AI.