Interview preparation guides
An interview is easier when you have already practiced the answers that come up every time. These guides start with a plan for the week before, the night before, the interview itself and the day after. Then they take the common questions one at a time: tell me about yourself, why should we hire you, and the behavioral questions that ask for a story, with the STAR method for building one. You will also find questions to ask the interviewer, and some to skip. Every sample answer is made up and written for many fields, so use the shape and fill in your own experience.
3 guides · about 67 min of reading
NewHow to prepare for an interview: a step-by-step plan
A plan for the week before, the night before, the interview itself and the day after, with worked examples for retail, healthcare, trades, teaching and office jobs.
October 20, 2026 · 26 min read
Read the guideAll 3 guides, in reading order
- Guide 1: How to prepare for an interview: a step-by-step planNewA plan for the week before, the night before, the interview itself and the day after, with worked examples for retail, healthcare, trades, teaching and office jobs.26 min read
- Guide 2: Tell me about yourself: how to answer, with examplesA three-part formula for answering tell me about yourself, with 16 example answers across fields, how many seconds to talk, bad answers fixed and a practice plan.22 min read
- Guide 3: Questions to ask the interviewer, and ones to skipNewMore than 40 questions to ask at the end of an interview, grouped by purpose, with notes on who to ask, what to listen for and which questions to skip.19 min read