Prepare answers you can make your own.
Prepare for a job interview with common questions, STAR answer prompts and a practical checklist. Save the date, practise and keep private notes in Marphee.
Updated 17 October 2026
These are common questions and answer prompts, not predictions. Use real examples from your experience. Your notes are saved privately.
Interview practice
Choose a saved job or paste the listing. Practice questions use this description. Guided practice combines common questions with this job description. AI practice uses the listing and your approved CV to create personalised questions.
Tell me about yourself.
Prepare a 60–90 second introduction: your current focus, two relevant strengths and why this role is your next step.
Why this role and this company?
Read the employer’s website and job description. Connect one real business need to an example from your background.
Tell me about a difficult situation you handled.
Use STAR: Situation, Task, Action, Result. Make your own contribution clear. Use numbers only when you can support them.
What are your strengths and what are you improving?
Choose strengths relevant to the job with real examples. For a gap, explain the practical steps you are taking to improve.
What would you like to ask the interviewer?
Ask what success looks like in the first 90 days, how the team works and what the next steps are. Clarify location, salary and hours when appropriate.
Your preparation checklist
Confirm the time zone and meeting link. Test your camera and microphone, keep your CV nearby and prepare a quiet space.
After the interview
Note what went well, questions that surprised you and the agreed next steps.