Prepare for interviews with likely questions and STAR answers

Copy this prompt into your AI tool of choice. Fill in the brackets.

I have a job interview coming up. Help me prepare.

**The job posting:**
[Paste the full job description]

**My resume:**
[Paste your resume]

**My work history document (if you have one):**
[Paste your work history document for richer, more detailed answers. Skip if you don't have one.]

**Company research (if you have it):**
[Paste any notes you have on the company: what they do, recent news, culture, competitors. Skip if you haven't done this yet.]

**What I know about the interview:**
[Example: "It's a 30-minute phone screen with the hiring manager" or "Panel interview with the team" or "I don't know much yet"]

Here's what I need:

**Part 1: Likely questions**
Based on the job posting, give me the 10 questions they're most likely to ask. Separate them into:
- Role-specific questions (about the skills and experience they listed)
- Behavioral questions (the "tell me about a time when..." type)
- Questions about my background that might come up based on my resume

**Part 2: STAR answers**
For each behavioral question, draft a STAR answer using my actual experience:
- Situation: Set up the context in 1-2 sentences
- Task: What I needed to do
- Action: What I specifically did (this should be the longest part)
- Result: What happened, with numbers if possible

Rules for the STAR answers:
- Only use experience from my resume or work history document. Don't invent stories.
- If my experience doesn't clearly match a question, say so and suggest what kind of example I should think of from memory.
- Write them the way a person talks, not the way a resume reads. Short sentences. No buzzwords.
- Include specific numbers and metrics where my resume or work history has them.

**Part 3: Questions I should ask them**
Give me 5 questions to ask the interviewer that are specific to this role and company. If I provided company research, use it. No generic stuff like "What does a typical day look like?"

Tips for better results

• Run the company research prompt first and paste the output into the “Company research” section. It makes the predicted questions and your “questions to ask them” way more specific.
• If you have a work history document, paste it in. Your STAR answers will have real numbers and details instead of vague rewording of your resume.
• Practice your STAR answers out loud, not just reading them. Spoken answers should sound natural, not memorized.
• If an answer feels too polished, tell the AI: “Make this more conversational, like how I’d actually talk in an interview.”
• For panel interviews, ask the AI to adjust the questions based on who’s in the room (e.g., “the panel includes the VP of Engineering and a Senior PM”).