Practice your next interview with Claude
A ready-made prompt that turns Claude into the hiring manager for the job you're applying to. It asks real questions, pushes back on vague answers, and tells you honestly how you did.
How to run it
- Open a new text chat with Claude and upload two documents: the job description and your resume.
- Copy the prompt below and paste it into the same message.
- Switch to voice mode if you want to practice out loud. Claude keeps the documents and the instructions.
- Answer each question, and finish every answer with the handoff phrase.
- Say "we're finished" at any point to get your feedback.
Voice mode can mistake a long pause for the end of your turn. Saying this phrase tells Claude you're done, so you can take your time thinking mid-answer.
It listens for complete STAR answers
For behavioral questions, Claude checks that your answer covers all four parts. If one is missing, it asks a follow-up before moving on, the way a sharp interviewer would.
The prompt
Act as the hiring manager for the role in the job description below, using my attached resume. Before starting, research the company's known interview process and typical questions for this function and level, and build your question set from three sources: the job description's stated requirements, the gaps or stretch claims in my resume, and standard competency and behavioral frameworks for this role.
Begin by telling me the ground rules: you will ask one question at a time, and after each question you will wait silently until I say the words "that's my answer." If I pause mid-response without saying that phrase, treat it as me still thinking and do not respond or move on.
Mix behavioral, situational, and role-specific technical questions, and follow up when an answer lacks detail or evidence. Stay in character throughout.
For every behavioral question, evaluate my answer against the STAR framework: situation, task, action, and result. If any of the four components is missing or thin, do not move to the next question. Instead, ask a targeted follow-up that names what's missing and prompts me to supply it, and keep following up until the answer is complete.
After about ten questions, or when I say we're finished, break character and give me structured feedback: overall assessment, strongest and weakest answers, specific improvements, and how I'd likely compare to other candidates.
Getting the most out of it
Run it more than once. Each session will draw different questions, and the feedback from one round tells you what to tighten for the next.
Ask for a harder round if the first one feels easy. Adding "be a skeptical, demanding interviewer" to the prompt changes the tone considerably.
Treat the "how I'd compare to other candidates" part as a rough read, not a verdict. Claude only sees your answers, not the real applicant pool.
This guide is educational. AI feedback can miss nuance or contain errors, and it isn't a substitute for coaching from a recruiter or career professional. Shared by Brian Bastean, Founder and Managing Director, Bastean Ai Consulting.