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Interview Questions Generator
Practice questions for your role and level, with what each one is really testing, a STAR answer builder, a practice timer and questions to ask them. Free, no sign-up.
- 115+ Questions
- 14 Job Types
- STAR Builder
- Practice Timer
- Questions to Ask
- Autosave
Interview Questions Generator
Practice questions for your role and level — with what they're really asking and how to answer
What's New in the Interview Questions Generator (2026 Upgrade)
115+ questions
Up from 31 — across 9 question types.
14 job types
Role-specific questions from software to nursing to teaching.
What they're checking
Every question explains what the interviewer wants to hear.
STAR answer builder
Situation, Task, Action, Result fields for every story question.
Practice mode
One question at a time with a timer.
Story bank
Save STAR answers to reuse in the Interview Tracker.
Questions to ask them
Good questions for the end of the interview.
Copy or download
Take your questions and answers anywhere.
Autosave + progress
Mark questions ready and pick up where you left off.
Interview Prep at a Glance
- Questions in the bank
- 115+
- Job types
- 14
- Experience levels
- 4
- Question types
- 9
- A good answer length
- 1–2 min
- For “Tell me about yourself”
- 60–90s
- STAR stories cover most questions
- 5–8
- Questions to ask them
- 2–3
Answer lengths and story counts are common guidelines, not statistics.
How to Prepare With This Tool
- 01
Tell it the job
Enter the job title (the job type is picked automatically), the company and your experience level.
- 02
Choose question types and how many
Mix opening, behavioural, situational, role-specific, leadership, tricky and closing questions.
- 03
Prepare and practise
Open “What they're checking”, write your answer (STAR for stories), then use practice mode with the timer. Mark each one ready.
The 9 Types of Interview Questions
Opening
“Tell me about yourself”, “Why this company?” — first impressions and motivation.
Behavioural
“Tell me about a time…” — past behaviour as evidence. Answer with STAR.
Situational
“What would you do if…” — your judgement, step by step.
Role-specific
Skills for your kind of job: code, analysis, campaigns, patients, classrooms…
Leadership
Leading people, hard conversations, hiring and decisions.
Motivation & goals
What drives you and where you're heading.
Culture & teamwork
How you work with others, feedback and your work style.
Tricky
Weaknesses, gaps, salary, job-hopping — calm and honest.
Closing
“Any questions for us?” and the last impression.
How to Use the STAR Method
- S
Situation
Brief context: where, when, what was going on. One or two sentences.
- T
Task
What you were responsible for or the goal you had.
- A
Action
What you did, step by step — the biggest part of the answer.
Spend most of your answer here.
- R
Result
What changed: numbers, feedback, what you learned.
Example · “Tell me about a time you improved a process”
S: Our team's monthly report took three days to put together by hand. T: I was asked to make it faster without losing accuracy. A: I mapped every step, automated the data pulls with SQL, built one dashboard, and walked each manager through it. R: Reporting dropped to about four hours, and managers started checking it weekly instead of monthly.
An illustration — use your own real story.
How to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself”
Present
Your current role and what you're best at. “I'm a data analyst at a fintech, focused on customer retention.”
Past
The experience that led here — one or two highlights. “Before that I…, where I…”
Future
Why this role is the next step. “I'm looking to… which is why this role caught my eye.”
Keep it to 60–90 seconds and end on why you're there today.
Role-Specific Questions for 14 Job Types
Choose your job type (or let the tool guess from your job title) to add questions about the skills that job really needs:
- Software engineering
- Data & analytics
- Product management
- Design / UX
- Marketing
- Sales / business development
- Customer success
- Finance & accounting
- HR & recruiting
- Operations & supply chain
- Project / programme management
- Healthcare
- Teaching & education
- Customer service & retail
Interview Preparation Best Practices
Research the company
Know what they do, who for, and something recent — it powers “Why us?”.
Prepare 5–8 stories
A handful of STAR stories (a success, a failure, a conflict, a deadline, leading something) can answer most behavioural questions.
Say “I”, not “we”
Interviewers want to know what you did. Credit the team, but be clear about your part.
Use numbers in results
How much, how many, how fast — even estimates you can stand behind.
Practise out loud
Answers sound different spoken. Time yourself — 1–2 minutes is a good target.
Answer the question asked
Lead with the answer, then the example. Don't wander.
Bring questions
Ask two or three real questions at the end.
Follow up
Send a short thank-you note within 24 hours.
6 Interview Mistakes to Avoid
Memorising scripts word for word
Know your stories; say them naturally.
Answers with no example
Back every claim with something that happened.
Talking for five minutes
Aim for 1–2 minutes, then stop.
Criticising past employers
Stay neutral and forward-looking.
No questions at the end
Prepare 2–3 good ones.
Skipping company research
Know what they do and something recent.
After the Interview
Write it down
Note the questions you were asked and how you answered — it helps for the next round.
Interview TrackerWho Is This For?
Job seekers
Practise for any interview.
Students & graduates
First interviews and internships.
Career changers
Explain the move with confidence.
Managers
Leadership and hiring questions.
Senior specialists
Deeper role-specific questions.
Interviewers
Build a fair, structured question set.
Tutorials & Guides
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the interview questions generator free?
Yes — free, with no sign-up. Generate as many question sets as you like, write your answers, and practise with the timer.
What kinds of questions does it include?
115+ questions across opening, behavioural, situational, role-specific, leadership, motivation, culture, tricky and closing questions — with role-specific questions for 14 job types.
What is the STAR method?
A way to answer “tell me about a time…” questions: Situation (brief context), Task (your responsibility), Action (what you did — the biggest part), Result (what changed, ideally with numbers).
How do I answer “Tell me about yourself”?
Use Present–Past–Future: what you do now, the experience that led you here, and why this role is the next step. Aim for 60–90 seconds.
How long should my interview answers be?
Most answers work well at about 1–2 minutes. Direct questions (“When could you start?”) can be much shorter. Practice mode has a timer so you can check.
How many questions should I prepare?
Prepare stories you can adapt rather than scripts for every question. Five to eight strong STAR stories cover most behavioural questions.
Are these the exact questions I'll be asked?
No tool can know that. These are common question types for your role and level — practising them helps you answer whatever comes up.
What questions should I ask the interviewer?
Ask about what success looks like, the team, the biggest challenges and the next steps. The tool lists questions to ask by topic.
How do I answer “What is your greatest weakness?”
Choose a real weakness that isn't central to the job, and explain what you're actively doing about it.
How should I answer salary questions in an interview?
Give a researched range or ask for theirs first. The Salary Research tool helps you build a range from real data.
Can I save my answers?
Yes. Answers and progress save automatically in your browser (and to your account if you sign in). STAR answers can be saved to the story bank in the Interview Tracker.
Does it work for manager and senior interviews?
Yes. Choose Manager / lead or Senior to include leadership questions such as handling underperformance and making unpopular decisions.
Walk In Prepared
Scroll up, enter the job, and get practice questions with what they're really testing — then build your answers and practise with the timer. Free.