#JobInterview : How To Turn AI Into Your Personal Job Interview Coach. Question: Do You Know How to AI in your Job Search?

Job interviews and AI are two key drivers of anxiety for today’s job seeker, but for very different reasons. Job interviews, of course, have and always will be nerve-wracking to most candidates. According to a survey by the employment screening company JDP, 93% feel nervous before an interview, and only public speaking ranks higher than all fear-inducing scenarios.

Meanwhile, concerns about AI potentially harming future job prospects, its use in recruitment and being skilled enough to use it as a job search tool are further sources of consternation. The good news for anyone being kept up at night over these concerns is that you can use one to help with the other by leveraging the ability of generative AI to prepare for your next job interview.

“Job Interviews & AI are Two Key Drivers of Anxiety for Today’s Job Seeker,, and there are some really simple ways,” Joel Levesque, an AI consultant and author of the “Job Search with AI” newsletter on Substack, told me. “It all sort of depends on who you are and what you’re trying to get out of it.”

Whether you are already comfortable telling your story or feel completely lost heading into your next job interview, here is how you can use AI tools such as ChatGPT to feel better prepared, and what to watch out for along the way.

Start With Simple Interview Conversations

According to Levesque, an often underutilized yet easy-to-use feature of generative AI tools like ChatGPT is the audio chat function, which he says job seekers of any AI-skill level can tap into for effective interview prep. “Most people who are either scared of using AI or are not massively experienced with AI can figure out the audio function,” Levesque said. “You’re not coding prompts. You’re just having a conversation.”

After uploading your resume and a job description, you can ask ChatGPT to play the role of an interviewer. The audio feature in ChatGPT and other tools can make these interactions feel more natural than typing. With prompts such as “act like an expert interviewer and ask me questions about my motivations and work history,” Levesque said you can quickly start engaging in a helpful and realistic back and forth.

“It uses all the frameworks that humans would use,expert coaches would use, because I asked it to,” Levesque said. “I don’t need to know them. I just need to be able to say, ‘act like a expert who has been doing this 20 years,’ or ‘act like a career coach who is like the best in the world, and interview me until I have clarity about me and my strengths.’”

Go Deeper With Custom Interview Prompts

Once you feel comfortable with the basics, you can further personalize the AI to act more like a coach. Options include asking it to use structured methods such as STAR — Situation, Task, Action, Result — which lets job seekers receive sharper feedback and practice framing stronger responses. “That’s when it shifts from a practice buddy to a real coaching tool,” Levesque said.

AI can mimic different interview formats, from friendly one-on-ones to adversarial panels. “You can tell it to act like an adversarial three-person interview board, and evaluate your responses based on the likelihood of being hired or other criteria,” Levesque said. It’s helpful for newer formats like asynchronous video interviews, where candidates record answers to preset questions. “AI can prepare you for that too, so you don’t get thrown off when you’re suddenly asked to respond on camera,” he noted.

The more you interact and customize your requests, the more useful AI becomes as a job interview coach. Levesque described feeding ChatGPT details about his career history, motivations and strengths. “At the end of that process, it wasn’t just asking generic questions. It knew my background, so it could push me in ways that were genuinely useful,” he said.

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Consider Privacy And Other Issues With AI

As with any use of AI, job candidates must remember to be mindful of privacy and other considerations. Levesque advised adjusting the settings of whichever platform you are using for your job interview prep to prevent the sharing of your data and as a general rule “never share personal details you wouldn’t want public.”

That means leaving out addresses, phone numbers, and sensitive information. Levesque also warned that AI systems — particularly those used by employers — can carry hidden biases. “That’s why I see AI as great for preparation, but more complicated when used to evaluate candidates,” he noted.

When it comes to choosing a platform, there are many to consider. But Levesque said one advantage that ChatGPT offers, especially for AI novices, is its built-in long-term memory capabilities. “I can close chatGPT, come back tomorrow, and it still remembers everything I’ve said. I can ask about it in different contexts, and it’ll still remember that history,” Levesque said.

As for cost, many of the basic steps — like uploading a resume, generating questions, and practicing answers — can be done with the free version of ChatGPT. But the paid version offers features such as long-term memory and extended audio sessions, which can help if you want the AI to act as a consistent coach.

Still, Levesque stressed that you don’t need a premium subscription to benefit. “You can get 60% to 70% of the way there with free tools,” he said. “For most people, that’s enough to feel much more confident going into an interview.”

Embrace A New Kind Of Interview Pep Talk

When used thoughtfully, Levesque said he believes AI can provide not just practice, but confidence. “Sometimes what you need before an interview isn’t memorizing lines. It’s getting into the right headspace,” he said. “AI can do that too. It can reframe your answers, give you encouragement, and help you walk in feeling prepared.”

You don’t need to be a tech expert to use AI as a job interview ally. By treating it like a practice partner — one that never gets tired of running mock interviews — you can enter your next conversation with clarity, confidence, and a much stronger story.

Forbes.com | September 12, 2025 | Justin Sablich