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How can I practise for a job interview alone?
Practise out loud, not in your head. Build a list of likely questions from the job description, answer each one aloud with a real example, and record yourself. If you want an interviewer, Prep Sarthi runs a voice mock interview from your own CV; the first 7 minutes are free, with no sign-up.
Five habits that work without anyone else
- Turn the job description into questions. For each requirement, ask yourself “tell me about a time you did this”, and write one real example from your own work.
- Answer out loud. An answer that sounds fine in your head often comes out long or unclear. Say it.
- Record yourself. Listen back for filler words, long pauses and answers that never reach the point.
- Use a simple structure. For “tell me about a time” questions, the STAR method keeps you on track: situation, task, action, result.
- Set it up like the real thing. Same chair, same headset, same time of day, phone away.
What practising alone misses
Alone, nobody asks the follow-up question: “what exactly did you do?” or “what would you do differently?”. Those are the questions that catch people out in a real interview.
A mock interviewer that talks back
Prep Sarthi is an AI interviewer in your browser, on a phone or a computer:
- It speaks the questions, built from your own CV and the job you want.
- It follows up when an answer is thin.
- It scores every answer in a report, with what was missing and a stronger way to answer.
The first 7-minute mock interview is free, with no sign-up. After that one 30-day pass gives unlimited mock interviews for ₹99, paid once.
A simple plan for the week before
- Day 1: list ten likely questions from the job description and your CV.
- Days 2-4: answer them out loud and record yourself; fix one thing each day.
- Day 5: take a full mock interview and read the report.
- Day before: one short run-through, then rest.
Questions people ask
Is practising alone enough?
It helps a lot, especially out loud. What it misses is the follow-up question; a mock interviewer that asks follow-ups covers that.
How do I know which questions to practise?
Turn each requirement in the job description into a question, and add the common ones about yourself, your projects and why you want the role.
Does Prep Sarthi work on a phone?
Yes. It runs in the browser on a phone or a computer.
How much does Prep Sarthi cost?
The first 7-minute mock interview is free with no sign-up. Then ₹99 for 30 days of unlimited mock interviews in India ($9.99 elsewhere), paid once.
A real voice interview about your own CV
Prep Sarthi asks about your own projects and the job you want, follows up on weak answers and scores every answer. 7 minutes free, no sign-up.