ChatGPT Job Interview Preparation: A Fresh Take on Interview Readiness
I think the topic of job security is important for any working individual, and of course, it’s relevant to everyone, including any specialist in the field of Cyber Security, networks, clouds… And indeed, it’s hard to imagine someone who wouldn’t be interested in it.
Having been involved in network security-related software development for a significant time, the sudden loss of my job due to a company-wide layoff made me realize that many skills and experiences on my resume needed a refresh.
It’s a unique skill set to excel in interviews, especially if you haven’t attended many recently. These skills can become rusty when you are engrossed in your daily job, solving problems, and developing products.
Demonstrating that you have the requisite experience and skills for a new position as outlined in the job description can be challenging.
Indeed, anyone re-entering the job market after a break has faced this challenge. While there have been platforms for practice interviews, even with a real partner, for a long time, they usually require advance booking and often come at a cost.
Now, a new and effective opportunity has emerged: artificial intelligence can serve as a teacher to explain forgotten or perhaps new concepts in a simple and clear manner, and also as an interviewer to pose questions, listen to your answers, and provide feedback. If you prefer not to speak aloud, you can type your question, receive the answer in text form, and save all responses in a structured manner, creating a personal repository of specialized knowledge that is easy to refer to later.
I believe many in this group have used or tried tools like chatGPT or Anthropic Claude (not to mention other new options that have emerged recently). While these tools are useful, the tool I want to share seems particularly designed for job hunting, motivation (featuring various mantras), and more.
To illustrate further, I will use the Experience section from my resume.
Let’s suppose I was attracted to a position with the following job description:
- 10+ years of experience in software development
- Proficient in C\C++ programming language
- Proficiency in systems programming on Windows or Mac, Linux is a plus
- Knowledge of other programming languages like Swift, Objective-C, Go is a plus
- Programming knowledge of kernel drivers is a plus
- Experience with networking domain is a plus
- You are a team player with a can-do attitude to tackle difficult problems and you have the hunger to learn and grow horizontally
- You have high energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- You enjoy collaboration and communication with multiple teams
- You are a fast learner and eager to absorb new emerging technologies
- You have a M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent military experience
I go to this page: everydayai.me/?knowledgebase=interview-questions-tailored-to-the-job-description:
I entered the Job Requirements into the “Requirements” field and clicked generate:
This isn’t the full list of questions, it continues but there’s not enough space to include it here. As you can see, the questions are quite relevant for an interview with an experienced network engineer. It gets even more intriguing as we move forward: Another form that can be accessed from here on the adjacent page, offers the following:
So, you simply enter your experience from your resume, input one of the questions you might face in an interview, hit generate, and have the opportunity to see a fairly detailed and complete answer. This kind of preparation can be done for each question.
I also enjoyed the option to respond with voice, instead of typing text, especially when I try to answer on my own without a hint. Or after I’ve read the hint, it feels easier to voice out my answer. There’s an opportunity right here to simply speak your answer, and it will be analyzed in the same way, with feedback provided. Also, if something needs to be added, I noticed it being appended to my answer.
Overall, it’s a whole new experience. Besides interview questions, I appreciated the chance to understand more clearly and well-formulated some sections related to the architecture of operating systems that I wanted to refresh.
