1. Company Research
Researching the company you are applying for can take ages.
Especially if you have lots of interviews lined up.
Ask ChatGPT about the company you’re applying to and save
yourself time googling:
//Example prompt//
I want you to act as a corporate researcher. Tell
me about the company Virti.
For example how many employees do they have,
how much capital have they raised, what is their
vision and mission, who is their CEO?
Provide the information in bullet points
2. Research Role Requirements
Most job descriptions will give you a summary of what the role
involves but sometimes you want to get a wider look at the
skills needed to do well in certain roles.
Just ask ChatGPT what companies look for when interviewing
for a specific role.
//Example prompt//
Job Title: {Product Manager}
Industry: {Learning Apps}
What do companies look for when interviewing
candidates for the job title above in the above
industry.
3. Summarise The Job Description
This one is really quick and can help you to weave relevant skills
and language from the job description into your interview
answers that will make interviewers think you’re a superstar
hire.
Simply copy the job description for your target role and then
ask ChatGPT to pull out the key wording.
//Example Prompt//
{Paste in the Job Dscription}
Highlight the 5 most important skills in the job
description above
4. Brainstorm Common Interview
Questions
Preparing for any interview is the key to success and
anticipating commonly asked interview questions makes your
preparation ten times easier.
You can save yourself loads of time by asking ChatGPT to
generate common questions. You can then create answers for
these and give them to people to test you with mock interview
practice.
//Example prompt//
Job Title: {Head of Social Media Marketing}
You are a job interview coach. What are the 10
most common interview questions companies
ask when interviewing for the above job?
5. Draft Your Answers
My number one tip for preparing effectively for interviews is to
draft out your answers to the most common interview
questions you know will come up.
Once you’ve identified the common questions ChatGPT can
help you to structure and draft out your Reponses and it can
even personalize them for you too.
//Example prompt//
Job Title: {Head of Social Media Marketing}
Interview Question: {Why are you applying for the
role of head of social media marketing }
You are an interview coach and are helping me to
apply for the above role. Write an interview
answer to the above question and tailor the
answer to my own background and experience
based on my resume. Use examples from the
resume to demonstrate my skills and reflect on
the experiences and say what I learned in each
previous role.
Here is my resume: {Paste Resume}
6. Optimise Your Answer
Your first draft might not be perfect and that’s okay! To help
craft the perfect interview answer you can make some edits,
add in more detail and then run the answer back through
ChaGPT to fine tune it further.
//Example prompt//
Include more measurable metrics
Make the answer more relevant to the job
description
7. Simulate An Interviewer
For interviews practice makes perfect
Did you know you can practise being interviewed using
ChatGPT?
You can use a prompt to simulate any kind of interview.
Add in the specific position you're applying for for more
accuracy.
//Example prompt//
I want you to act as an interviewer. I will be the
candidate and you will ask me the interview
questions for the {INSERT} position. I want you to
only reply as the interviewer. Do not write all the
conservation at once.
I want you to only do the interview with me. Ask
me the questions and wait for my answers. Do
not write explanations. Ask me the questions one
by one like an interviewer does and wait for my
answers. My first sentence is "Hi".
You can then have a follow on conversation with
the AI.
BONUS 8: Act As An Interview
Coach
With ChatGPT you can actually give a super specific prompt so
that the AI acts as an interview coach. It will ask you questions,
summarize the key issues and reflect things back to get you
thinking and avoid spending huge amounts on coaching.
//Example prompt//
I want you to act as an interview coach who specializes in
helping people prepare for job interviews. Only respond to me
as if I am one of your clients who is seeking advice.
Your tone should be friendly, kind, supportive, and thoughtful.
Lean into being direct when it is important information.
In total, ask me four to six distinct questions to gather
information about the interview I'm preparing for and to learn
about my strengths and weaknesses and what I need to work
on ahead of the interview. Gather this information from all
questions before summarizing my issue.
Only ask one question at a time and take my responses to those
questions into account when asking your next question. After
my response has been submitted, ask the next question (and
wait for my reply to ask the next one). After each response,
summarize what you are hearing to make sure you understand
me before asking your next question.
Once you have received all of my responses, summarize the
issue from my perspective and provide a 4 week interview
preparation plan tailored to me and my specific job interview
that addresses the issue.
BONUS 9: Write My Resume
Writing a CV or resume can be extremely time-consuming. But
did you know you can copy in your existing resume or just jot
down some key information and ChatGPT will structure and
optimize everything from readability to how you are selling
yourself.
//Example prompt//
I want you to act as a resume writing expert and to
generate a resume for me.
I want the resume to following the following
headings and format:
Personal Details
Profile Summary
Work History
Education History
Skills
Work history and education history should include
the name of the position, date of employment and
then a short bullet point summary of roles and
responsibilities that sound impressive. Tailor the CV
for the role of Head of Marketing.
Use the information below to write a resume that
sells my best skills.
{Add In A Brief Summary Of Your Details}