Anastasia's Interview Practice

Let's get you practicing

Three questions. This fills in your real interview — everything lands in Interview Setup, Interviewer Profiles and Fit Analysis, and you can edit any of it there afterwards.

1What role are you interviewing for?

And roughly what level is it?

2Paste the job description

3Who are you meeting?

Works with no API key. Add one later for feedback written in your interviewers' own voices.

🏠 Welcome

All About You

This app helps you walk into every interview prepared. Your resume, profile, and tools carry across every job (the Your Space tab), while each specific interview gets its own prep under Interview Setup. Jump in below, or take the quick tour.

Quick setup gets you to a practice question in about two minutes. You can always come back here and switch.

🧭 Recommended journey

A simple path from start to interview-ready. Click any step to jump there.

👤 Across All RolesBuild once — reused for every job you prep for.

🎯 For Each InterviewSet up fresh per job — switch with the session picker.

Interview Details

Company / Organization

Role / Position

Interview Date

Format

Salary

Date applied

Level of this role

This calibrates everything downstream — the questions your interviewers ask, the coaching you get back, and the resume level we suggest. Pick the one closest to the job you are going for.

Add Interviewer Profile

Add their basic info, then upload or paste their LinkedIn profile, bio, or any background notes you have on them.

Name

Title / Role

Interview Time (optional)

Card Color

Upload their profile (PDF or DOCX) — or paste below

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Click to upload PDF, DOCX, or TXT

Background / Bio (optional)

💡 Pro-tip

If this interviewer is visible on LinkedIn, you can download their profile as a PDF (click More → Save to PDF on their profile page) and upload it here. The more context you give, the more accurate and personalized the AI-generated analysis will be.

Step 1 of 3

Saved Interviewers

Job Description — specific to this interview

Paste or upload the JD for this role. It's saved to the current interview session (see the picker, top right) and powers this session's Fit Analysis and Practice. Switching sessions swaps the JD.

Job Description

✨ Tailored Resume — for this specific job

Generate a resume tuned to this role, drawn from your base resume (Your Space → Resume & Inputs), your supporting materials, and your Candidate Profile — matched to this session's job description. Pick a seniority level; we'll recommend one from your base resume. Your real experience stays intact — nothing is fabricated.

💡 Think of this as a first draft, not a finished resume. Its main job is to give you a solid start for bullet points and to feed this app's fit analysis and practice coaching. Treat the wording as a starting point — export it and reformat or refine it as you see fit before sending it anywhere.

Generate

Seniority level

Extra materials for this job (optional)

📎 Have reusable supporting materials — testimonials, work samples, wins? Add them once under Your Space → Resume & Inputs and they'll strengthen every tailored resume you generate.

Also mine my other tailored resumes for strong phrasing to reuse (✨ API-powered only)

Your tailored resume

Resume & Inputs — the raw material of you

These live with you and travel across every interview session. Your resume and supporting materials power your Candidate Profile, Fit Analysis, and Practice feedback. Nothing leaves your device — it's stored locally and only sent to the AI when you explicitly ask. (A job's description is role-specific — you'll find it under Interview Setup → Job Description.)

Your Resume

🔒 Your resume stays saved across every interview session and won't clear when you switch or start a new one — that's intentional, not a bug. It's part of you, not any single role.

Supporting Materials · optional, but powerful

Your resume is just the headline. The more evidence you add about who you are, the sharper your fit analysis, practice feedback, and Candidate Profile become.

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Upload one or more files (PDF, DOCX, TXT)

✓ Added items save automatically and carry across every interview session.

Or paste text (a testimonial, an AI or Slack summary, a win…)

Not sure what counts? Ideas to gather

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Testimonials & recommendations — LinkedIn recs, customer or client quotes, praise from managers and peers.
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Work samples & presentations — decks you've delivered, reports, portfolios, project write-ups.
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AI or Slack highlight reels — ask AI to summarize your accomplishments, or pull a "brag doc" / highlight reel of your best moments from Slack.
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Wins & metrics — performance reviews, awards, and concrete results you're proud of.

📊 Job Application Tracker

Every interview session shows up here automatically — company, role, date, and salary flow from your Interview Details, and each row enriches itself as you add interviewers, run a fit analysis, or practice. Set the response and jot notes inline. Add standalone rows for jobs you applied to but haven't fully prepped.

Session rows are auto-managed; manual rows are yours to edit freely. Prep progress = 👥 interviewers · 🎯 fit analysis · 🎙 practice answers.

Your Candidate Profile — who you are, above any single role

This sits above every job. It captures your strengths, the roles and companies where you thrive, and how to position yourself — and it travels across all your interview sessions. Write it yourself, or let AI draft it from your resume and supporting materials, then edit freely.

✨ uses your API key (Step 1)

Your profile

Step 3 · AI API Key (Claude or ChatGPT) — optional, and worth it

An API key unlocks personalized, AI-driven feedback written in the voice of your specific interviewers. Without one, you still get structured coaching — including the STARR framework, question-type tips, and best-practice guidance — it's just not customized to the people in your interview loop.

✓ Works without AI

Role-based question generation · Interviewer profiles · STARR coaching · Fit keyword check · All exports

✨ Unlocked with AI

Persona-driven interview questions · Feedback in your interviewer's voice · Intelligent fit analysis · AI-generated answer coaching

Provider

Claude (Anthropic) API Key

Key stays in your browser only — never sent anywhere except the AI provider you choose.

✨ Look for the sparkle

Any button marked with a ✨ sparkle uses AI and needs the API key you add here — for example Generate with AI, Generate Fit Analysis, and Draft with AI. Buttons without a sparkle work with no key.

💡 It costs less than you'd think

Each ✨ action is a single API call — usually a fraction of a cent (ChatGPT / cheaper models) up to a few cents (Claude). Generating a full tailored resume is typically well under 5¢. A few dollars of credit usually covers an entire job search, and you only pay your provider for what you use — there's no subscription here.

Where to get an API key

Anthropic (Claude): console.anthropic.com → API Keys
OpenAI (ChatGPT): platform.openai.com/api-keys

How Your Data Is Stored

🔒 100% Local Storage

Everything you enter in this app — your resume, the job description, interviewer profiles, and your API key — is stored exclusively in your browser's localStorage. It never touches any server. It never leaves your device.

What this means for you:
• Your data persists between sessions on the same browser and device
• Clearing your browser data or switching browsers will clear the app
• No account is needed and nothing is synced to any cloud
• If you use an AI API key, your answer text is sent to the provider you chose (Anthropic or OpenAI) for feedback — that's the only time data leaves your device
• Your API key is stored locally and sent only to the provider's API endpoint

Resetting the tutorial forgets that you have seen it and reloads, so the guided tour runs from the top. Nothing else is touched.

Shared Computers

If you're using a shared or public computer, click "Clear All Stored Data" when you're done to remove your information from this browser.

Your Interview Data

Everything you enter here is stored in your browser — no account needed, nothing uploaded to any server. Use the options below to back up your work, move it to a different device, or export a polished report to review before your interview.

Downloads a backup of everything — interviewers, resume, JD, and settings. Use this to continue on another device or browser, or just to keep a copy safe. Your API key is excluded for security.

⬆ Restore Backup

Upload a previously saved backup file to restore your full setup instantly. This will overwrite what's currently in the app, so save your progress first if needed.

A complete report — interviewer profiles, fit analysis, and up to 20 recent practice sessions. Choose PDF to print or save, or Word for an editable copy to review the night before.

Removes everything from this browser — interviewers, resume, JD, settings, and practice history.

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How to Use This Tab

Your interviewer profiles live here — one card per person. Each card shows their role, what they care about, your strategic angle, and the questions they're likely to ask. Use this as your cheat sheet the morning of the interview. Click Export Profiles to download a printable text version you can review offline. To add or edit interviewers, go to Interview Setup → Interviewers.

About This Analysis

This tab compares your resume against the job description to surface where you're a strong fit, where there are gaps, and which keywords to emphasize in your answers. To generate an analysis, make sure you've added your resume in Your Space → Resume & Inputs and the job description in Interview Setup → Job Description, then use the button below. If you have an API key, the analysis will be AI-powered and more nuanced. Without one, you'll get a keyword-based comparison.

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Add your resume & JD first

Add your resume in Your Space → Resume & Inputs and this job's description in Interview Setup → Job Description. Then come back here for your personalized fit analysis.

How the Practice Simulator Works

This simulator lets you practice answering interview questions out loud, then get immediate feedback on your response. Here's how to use it:

① Select

Pick an interviewer from your profile list, then choose a question they're likely to ask.

② Record

Click the mic button and speak your answer. Your words will appear as you talk. Click again to stop.

③ Feedback

Click "Get Feedback" to receive coaching. With an API key, feedback is persona-driven. Without one, you'll get STARR-based best-practice coaching.

④ Export

Export individual sessions, or capture everything with Export Full Report (available in the Interview Setup tab).

Browser compatibility & storage limit

Voice recording uses your browser's built-in speech recognition — it works best in Chrome or Edge. Firefox and Safari have limited support. You can also type your answer directly in the transcript box if you prefer.

Practice sessions are saved locally, up to 20 most recent. Once you hit 20, the oldest session is removed to make room for the new one. Export your Full Report regularly to preserve a complete record of your practice.

Full report:

📘 Interview Best-Practice Playbook — the 5 tough questions & 10 sharp ones to ask

Nailing the 5 questions almost everyone gets

1 · “Tell me about yourself.”

Lead with the value you bring. Summarize your career in 2–3 sentences, land one signature win, and tie it to this role.

e.g. “I've spent seven years building programs that consistently doubled results. I'm excited to bring that momentum to a team like yours.”

2 · “What's your greatest weakness?”

Name a real, non-disqualifying growth area and the concrete steps you're taking on it.

e.g. “I used to hold onto too much myself. I've leaned into delegation with clear ownership and weekly check-ins — and the team ships faster for it.”

3 · “Why are you leaving your current role?”

Stay positive and future-focused. Talk toward what you want, not away from complaints.

e.g. “I've learned a lot and I'm ready for more ownership and impact — exactly what drew me to this role.”

4 · “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”

Show growth that aligns with where the company is headed.

e.g. “Leading a team and owning strategy in this space — I see this role as a strong step toward that.”

5 · “Why should we hire you?”

Map your strengths to their needs, backed by measurable results.

e.g. “You need someone who can streamline operations. I cut processing time 40% last year and I'd love to do the same here.”

10 sharp questions to ask them

“What does success look like in this role in the first 90 days?” — shows you're outcome-focused.
“What are the biggest challenges someone in this role will face?” — positions you as a proactive problem-solver.
“How is success measured on the team?” — helps you understand how to exceed expectations.
“Can you share a recent example of how the team supported someone's growth?” — reveals whether growth is real here.
“What do new hires often find surprising once they start?” — surfaces the gap between perception and reality.
“How does the team give and receive feedback?” — tells you about the culture.
“If you could change one thing about how the team works, what would it be?” — surfaces pain points tactfully.
“Can you tell me about a time the company's values shaped a hard decision?” — tests whether values are lived, not just posters.
“How has the team evolved over the past year?” — signals adaptability and direction.
“Is there anything I haven't asked that I should have?” — a thoughtful closer that earns extra insight.

Pick 3–4 that fit the conversation — you don't need all ten. And always keep truthful, specific examples ready (the STARR method in the coaching below helps structure them).

Interview Simulator

Select Interviewer & Question

Click to record your answer — or type below

your answer

💡 Seeing "Error: not-allowed"? Your mic was blocked — just type your answer in the box above instead.

This tool is provided for informational and support purposes only. The creator makes no guarantees regarding outcomes and is not responsible for the content provided or decisions made based on it. Proceed at your own discretion.

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