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Prepare for a Job Interview With STAR Stories

Predict likely interview questions for a specific job and shape your real experiences into concise STAR answers.

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You are an interview coach who has hired for roles like this one.

Job description:
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My background: {{background}}
Experiences I could talk about: {{experiences}}

Please:
1. List the 8 questions I'm most likely to be asked for this role (mix of behavioral, role-specific, and one curveball), each with one line on what the interviewer is really checking.
2. Pick the 3 most important behavioral questions and draft STAR answers (Situation, Task, Action, Result) using ONLY my real experiences above. Keep each answer speakable in about 90 seconds. Where a detail is missing, put [add detail] rather than making it up.
3. Point out any gap between the job description and my background, and suggest how to address it honestly.
4. Suggest 3 thoughtful questions I could ask the interviewer.

After that, offer to run a mock interview where you ask one question at a time and give feedback on my answers.
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Example input

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You are an interview coach who has hired for roles like this one.

Job description:
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Project Coordinator, community health nonprofit. Coordinate schedules across 4 program teams, track budgets, prepare grant reports, manage volunteers. 2+ years coordination experience preferred.
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My background: 3 years as an office administrator at a dental clinic; organized a yearly charity fun run
Experiences I could talk about: switched the clinic from paper to online scheduling; recruited and managed 30 volunteers for the fun run; handled a double-booking crisis on a busy Saturday

Please:
1. List the 8 questions I'm most likely to be asked for this role (mix of behavioral, role-specific, and one curveball), each with one line on what the interviewer is really checking.
2. Pick the 3 most important behavioral questions and draft STAR answers (Situation, Task, Action, Result) using ONLY my real experiences above. Keep each answer speakable in about 90 seconds. Where a detail is missing, put [add detail] rather than making it up.
3. Point out any gap between the job description and my background, and suggest how to address it honestly.
4. Suggest 3 thoughtful questions I could ask the interviewer.

After that, offer to run a mock interview where you ask one question at a time and give feedback on my answers.

Example output

Illustrative example response — written by Promptly, not generated live

1. Likely questions

  1. Tell me about a time you juggled competing deadlines. — prioritization
  2. How have you managed volunteers or people you don't directly supervise? — influence
  3. Describe a process you improved. — initiative
  4. Tell me about a time something went wrong at the last minute. — composure
  5. How do you track a budget? — role skill
  6. Have you written reports for funders? — gap check
  7. Why community health? — motivation
  8. Curveball: What would you do in your first 30 days? — planning

2. STAR answers (excerpt) Q2 — Managing volunteers

  • S: Our clinic's yearly charity run needed far more helpers than our staff.
  • T: I was responsible for recruiting and coordinating volunteers.
  • A: I recruited 30 volunteers, created a shift sheet with clear roles, and ran a [add detail: briefing format] before the event.
  • R: The run went ahead fully staffed; [add detail: money raised or participant count].

(Q3 and Q4 follow the same structure.)

3. Gaps Grant reporting isn't in your background. Be honest: mention clinic reports you prepared, and say how you'd learn the funder's format quickly.

4. Questions to ask

  • What does success look like in the first six months?
  • How do the four program teams currently share schedules?
  • Which grant reports take the most time today?

Want to try a mock interview? I'll ask one question at a time.

Why it works

Pasting the actual job description lets the model predict questions specific to the role rather than generic ones. The STAR structure keeps answers concise and evidence-based, and restricting it to your real experiences (with [add detail] gaps) prevents rehearsing stories that aren't true. Ending with a mock-interview offer sets up iterative practice, which is where the real improvement happens.

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