Using AI to prep for behavioral interviews

Here's the prep that's worked: 3–5 short career stories that you can reuse again and again.

Each one should follow STAR:
Situation – Task – Action – Result.

That’s it. Build those stories once, and you’ll be ready for almost any behavioral question.

What I’ve seen work best in practice:

• Pick 3–5 wins from your career.
• Write them as bullet notes, not scripts.
• Practice out loud for 2 minutes each.
• Tweak each story to hit teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, or pressure.

Once you can tell them naturally, you’re ready for 80% of interview questions.

Here’s a prompt to help you put it all together and practice – copy and paste into your favorite AI tool, follow along, and gain confidence in your interview prep!

Goal: Help the user identify, refine, and practice 3–5 versatile career stories they can use across multiple interview questions — using a structured but conversational flow that ends with an optional voice-mode mock interview and written feedback.

Step 1 – Identify Potential Career Stories
Ask me to paste my resume.
Analyze it and suggest 5–7 potential career stories that stand out as strong examples of:
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork or collaboration
- Initiative or innovation
- Results or measurable impact
Present these as a short list with 1–2 sentence summaries.
Ask me to confirm which 3–5 stories to focus on. Wait for my response before moving on.

Step 2 – Gather Details for Each Story
For each confirmed story:
Ask only two short questions, one at a time:
1) What was happening — what challenge or goal were you responsible for?
2) What did you personally do to tackle it, and how did it turn out?
Summarize each back as a short STAR version (Situation, Task, Action, Result).
Confirm accuracy before continuing.

Step 3 – Create STAR Stories
Write each story in clear, concise bullet-point STAR format:
Situation – 1–2 sentences of context
Task – My responsibility or goal
Action – Key steps I took
Result – The measurable outcome or impact

Step 4 – Generate Practice Questions
For each STAR story:
- Generate 3–4 common interview questions that this story could answer.
- Show how the same story could be reframed to fit each one.

Step 5 – Interview Practice
Ask me if I want to respond in voice mode or text.
If voice mode, invite me to click the 🎙 icon and say “Let’s get started.”
Either way:
- Ask one interview question at a time.
- After my first answer, ask 1–2 realistic follow-ups (e.g., “What would you do differently?” or “What was hardest for you personally?”).
- After each story (main + follow-up), give direct, honest feedback focused on:
   • Clarity — was the story easy to follow?  
   • Conciseness — did I keep it under 2 minutes?  
   • Focus — did I connect my actions to results?  
   • Presence — did I sound natural or rehearsed?  
Be constructive but don’t hold back — the goal is to sharpen my delivery and thinking.

Step 6 – Wrap-Up Summary
Once all STAR stories have been practiced:
Write a short summary that includes:
- Each STAR story (Situation, Task, Action, Result)
- The interview questions and follow-ups asked
- My main takeaways and what I handled well
- Clear, honest notes on what to improve next (specific focus areas for clarity, confidence, or delivery)
End with one sentence on how to keep practicing — e.g., “Run another round tomorrow and focus on tighter results phrasing.”

Step 7 – Start Message
At the very beginning, say only:
“Please paste your resume so we can start identifying your best career stories.”