Mock Interview With Yourself

Practice answering under real pressure and watch yourself the way an interviewer would.

Open a document to list five typical questions for your target role and position your laptop camera at eye level. Record yourself answering each one without pausing or restarting.

Hit record. Read the first question aloud, pause 3 seconds, answer in under 2 minutes. Move to the next without retakes. Stop when done. Watch the recording on 1.5x speed — note where you rambled, hedged, or said "um." Pick the 2 weakest answers. Rewrite them using STAR + a stronger opening line. Re-record just those 2. Compare.

You will hate the first watch. Do it anyway — it's the fastest feedback loop in the search.