Interview speaking prep
Find your answer, then say it out loud. Guides to the questions that come up most, every interview format and the speaking habits that give nerves away.
Try a practice answerInterview questions
- Tell me about yourselfBuild a clear introduction with worked examples.
- Why this role?Connect your motivation and experience to the work.
- Handling conflictExplain a disagreement, your actions and what changed.
- What’s your greatest weakness?Name a real weakness and show what you are doing about it.
- Why should we hire you?Make a short, evidenced case for your fit.
- Where do you see yourself in five years?Show direction without overpromising.
- Why are you leaving your job?Explain a move honestly and look forward.
- Tell me about a time you failedOwn a setback and show what changed.
- A challenge you overcameShow how you kept going when something got hard.
- Do you have any questions for us?Questions worth asking at the end, and how to ask them.
Interview formats
- HireVue practicePractise common questions, structure your answers and review your delivery.
- Recorded interview practiceA five-minute exercise for one-way and asynchronous interview preparation.
- Video interview tipsSet up, speak clearly and keep a live video call on track.
- Phone interview tipsMake each answer easy to follow by ear.
- Panel interview tipsAnswer one person while speaking to the whole panel.
- Graduate scheme video interviewsPrepare for the recorded stage of a graduate application.
Questions by role
- Interview questions from your CVPredict what you’ll be asked from your CV and the job description.
- Software engineer behavioural questionsExplain technical work so the whole panel can follow it.
- Customer service interview questionsShow how you listen, solve the problem and follow up.
- Nursing interview questionsPrepare values-based and clinical scenario answers.
Speaking delivery
Answer frameworks
One change. Another take.
Review feedback on your answer, choose one thing to work on, then try again.