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Interview Prep Prompts
Copy-and-run prompts that turn ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini into a mock interviewer, a design critic, a resume reviewer, or a negotiation coach. Fill the blanks, paste, iterate. No login, nothing uploaded.
24 prompts8 interview stages
// codingBig-O drill with the follow-ups interviewers actually askQuizzes you on the complexity of your own code, then changes the constraints one at a time the way an interviewer probes after you answer.big-o-drill.prompt2 blanks// codingDiagnose which pattern a problem is and why you missed itPost-mortem for a problem you got wrong: names the pattern, shows the tell in the statement, and fixes your attempt with the smallest possible change.which-pattern-did-i-miss.prompt2 blanks// codingRun a 45-minute mock coding interviewTurns the model into a silent-until-asked interviewer that picks a problem in a target company's style, times you, and grades the session against a real rubric.mock-coding-interview.prompt3 blanks// system designDrive a live system design interview one question at a timeA 45-minute design interview where the model only ever asks the next question, pushes on numbers, and never fills in the design for you.live-system-design-interviewer.prompt3 blanks// system designGrade your system design like a staff engineer wouldTakes a design you have already written and returns the three hardest follow-ups, the weakest component, and a scorecard, instead of praise.system-design-critic.prompt3 blanks// system designPractice back-of-the-envelope estimates with an answer keyMakes you do the arithmetic first, then checks each step, so capacity numbers stop being the part of the interview you rush through.capacity-estimation-coach.prompt2 blanks// behavioralCut a rambling STAR answer down to ninety secondsEdits an answer you drafted so it lands in about ninety seconds, keeps only your facts, and flags where you gave the team credit for your own work.star-answer-tightener.prompt2 blanks// behavioralLeadership-principles drill with bar-raiser follow-upsAsks one Amazon-style principle question, then digs three levels into your answer the way a bar raiser does, and grades the depth it found.bar-raiser-drill.prompt2 blanks// behavioralMine your experience for a bank of behavioral storiesInterviews you about your own career, ten questions one at a time, then maps what it heard onto the standard question families and shows the gaps.story-bank-builder.prompt2 blanks// resumeRewrite resume bullets with scope, action, and resultRewrites every bullet to lead with what you did and end with what changed, asks for missing numbers instead of making them up, and strips adjectives.resume-bullet-rewriter.prompt2 blanks// resumeScore your resume against a job posting, line by lineBuilds a requirement-by-requirement table of what the posting asks for and what your resume proves, then rewrites the three bullets that would close the biggest gaps.resume-vs-job-posting.prompt2 blanks// resumeSimulate the twenty-minute recruiter screenPlays the recruiter on the first call: walks your resume, probes gaps and job hops, asks about comp and timeline, then shows you the notes they would write.recruiter-screen-simulator.prompt3 blanks// take-homePlan a take-home assignment before writing any codeReads the assignment like a grader and tells you what actually gets scored, the minimum that earns full marks, what to cut, and how to spend your hours.take-home-scoper.prompt3 blanks// take-homePrepare for the take-home walkthrough callGenerates the questions a reviewer asks about your submission, quizzes you one at a time, and grades how well you explain your own tradeoffs.take-home-walkthrough-prep.prompt2 blanks// take-homeReview your finished take-home like the hiring panelGrades your submission on the rubric panels actually use, then lists the five questions they will ask on the follow-up call.take-home-panel-review.prompt2 blanks// negotiationBreak an offer down into real four-year numbersTurns an offer letter into year-by-year total compensation, lists the terms the letter left out, and gives you the questions to ask before you compare anything.offer-decoder.prompt3 blanks// negotiationDraft a counter-offer email and the phone script to go with itWrites a warm, specific counter with one clear ask, then predicts the recruiter's three likely responses and drafts your reply to each.counter-offer-script.prompt3 blanks// negotiationRoleplay the recruiter pushing back on your counterThe model plays a recruiter with a real budget and a quota; you negotiate live, and afterward it tells you exactly what you conceded and where you left money.negotiation-roleplay.prompt3 blanks// company researchBuild a one-page brief on a company’s interview loopAssembles what is known about a company's engineering culture and loop, labels every claim as sourced or inferred, and lists what to verify with the recruiter.company-loop-brief.prompt2 blanks// company researchGenerate questions to ask that you cannot find by searchingProduces twelve questions grouped by who you are talking to, each with what a good answer and a worrying answer sound like, so the question becomes a signal, not a formality.questions-to-ask-interviewers.prompt2 blanks// company researchTurn recent company news into interview talking pointsTakes a press release, funding announcement, or engineering post and turns it into connections to the role, informed questions, and two things not to bring up.company-news-to-talking-points.prompt3 blanks// engineering managerCritique your team-structure or roadmap answer like a directorTakes a proposed team topology or quarterly plan and returns the risks, what a director would push on, and the alternative structures you should be able to argue against.em-org-design-critic.prompt3 blanks// engineering managerManagement scenario cases with a critique of your responsePresents five realistic management situations one at a time, lets you respond in full, then critiques each against what experienced managers do and where yours would fail.em-scenario-cases.prompt2 blanks// engineering managerMock the engineering manager loop: people, project, technicalRuns the three standard EM rounds one question at a time, with an interviewer who probes for what you did versus what your team did.em-mock-loop.prompt3 blanks
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how to use these
Each prompt opens on its own page with a fill-in bar for the blanks and a copy button. Paste the result into a fresh chat, then treat the model like a sparring partner: push back, ask for the harder follow-up, and make it grade you. The prompts are written so the model asks one question at a time and never reveals a full answer unless you ask.
