Interview very soon
30-minute prep
Your top priorities, three real examples, two answers aloud and your Interview Card.
Interview coming up?
Go from overwhelmed to clear, focused and ready — in 30 or 90 minutes.
Use the experience you already have to work out what matters, find your strongest examples, build natural answer cues and practise aloud.
For general professional interviews · Works with or without the included AI prompts · 90-minute prep recommended for most people
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From uncertainty to clarity
Turn unstructured prep into one clear plan.
Your interview is booked, but your preparation still feels unstructured:
- too many generic questions
- examples you know you have but can’t retrieve quickly
- answers turning into scripts
- company-research rabbit holes
- not enough time to prepare everything
The Interview File turns that uncertainty into a focused plan you can follow — so you know what matters, what examples you’ll use and what to practise.
OverwhelmedClear priorities
Blanking on examplesRelevant real examples
RamblingNatural speaking cues
Trying to memorisePractised aloud
Unsure what mattersOne Interview Card
The method
Five steps to turn real experience into answers you can say naturally.
- Work out what they need.
- Find your best evidence.
- Build clear answer cues.
- Practise aloud.
- Walk in with your Interview Card.
Choose your time
Prepare with the time you actually have.
Recommended for most people
90-minute prep
Map the role. Build and choose your best examples. Prepare core answers, rehearse and finish your Interview Card.
Optional · more time
Deep prep
About five hours over several sessions, for deeper evidence, research and rehearsal.
Choose the prep option that fits the time you have: 30 minutes, 90 minutes or Deep Prep. The 90-minute option is recommended for most people.
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How it comes together
From “where do I start?” to a clear plan for interview day.
The journey is simple. Start by choosing the time you have, work through the preparation in the Workbook, use the Guide and the included optional AI prompts if needed, rehearse aloud and finish with your Interview Card.
Tap a stage to jump to exactly what is included.
Choose your prep time
Work through the Workbook
Guide + optional AI if needed
Rehearse aloud
Finish with Interview Card
After each interview stage, use the 5-Minute Debrief while it is still fresh.
Real experience, clearly expressed
Stop memorising. Start preparing answers you can actually explain.
Generic prep
- predict questions
- write scripts
- force examples into STAR
- memorise answers
The Interview File
- identify what matters
- extract real evidence
- build flexible cues
- practise aloud
Extract. Don’t inflate.
Exactly what you get
Seven files. One connected system. From unsure what to prepare to calm, clear and ready.
Start by choosing the time you have. Work through the preparation in the editable spreadsheet Workbook. Use the Guide and included optional AI prompts if you need extra help. Finish with a one-page Interview Card, then use the Debrief straight after each interview stage.
Delivered immediately after purchase
5 PDFs · 1 editable spreadsheet workbook (.xlsx) · 1 plain-text AI prompt file (.txt)
The Workbook is the main editable spreadsheet doing tool. The Guide is its companion. AI help is included, but completely optional.
The result: less last-minute panic and guesswork, more calm, clarity and a preparation plan you can trust.
01
Start Here
PDF · open this firstProblem it solves: “I don’t know where to begin or what to prioritise.”
What it does: choose the 30-minute, 90-minute or Deep Prep option and see the order to follow.
You end with: a clear prep plan and an immediate next step.
02
Workbook
Editable spreadsheet workbook (.xlsx) · 13 guided tabsProblem it solves: “I have experience, but it is all in my head and I don’t know what to prepare.”
What it does: decode the interview, map priorities, retrieve real evidence, build answer cues, research the organisation, rehearse and prepare your Interview Card.
You end with: your preparation organised in one editable working file, with examples and cues ready to rehearse.
03
Guide
96-page PDF companion · use alongside the WorkbookProblem it solves: “I understand the step, but I need more explanation or a worked example.”
What it does: gives you the method, teaching and worked examples behind the Workbook whenever a step sends you there — or whenever you want more help. It is not a pre-workbook manual and you do not read it cover to cover.
You end with: the extra understanding you need to complete that step properly, without turning prep into another huge reading task.
04
AI Prompt Console
PDF · 15 optional preparation promptsProblem it solves: “I want help thinking through a step or drawing more useful detail from an example.”
What it does: gives structured optional prompts for role decoding, evidence retrieval, comparing examples, shaping cues, research, rehearsal and debriefing. The Workbook shows where AI can help.
You end with: extra thinking and rehearsal support while keeping the experience truthful and yours.
05
Copy-Paste AI Prompts
Plain-text file (.txt) · companion to AI HelpProblem it solves: “I want to use the prompts quickly without retyping them.”
What it does: gives you the same prompts in a simple copy-paste format for the relevant Workbook stage.
You end with: the exact optional prompt ready to paste into your preferred general-purpose AI tool.
06
Interview Card
One-page PDF · your interview-day companionProblem it solves: “I have prepared, but I don’t want pages of notes or scripts in my head.”
What it does: condenses your priorities, story triggers, motivation, company context, questions and reminders into short cues.
You end with: one clear page for your final review before the interview — and to take with you where notes are permitted.
07
5-Minute Debrief
PDF · use immediately after each interview stageProblem it solves: interview details and follow-up questions fade quickly once the stage is over.
What it does: captures the questions, probes, examples you used, what worked, where evidence felt thin and what to prepare next.
You end with: a fresh record and a clearer plan for the next stage instead of trying to reconstruct it later.
Workbook format: editable .xlsx spreadsheet workbook. Opens in Microsoft Excel; Google Sheets can import and edit .xlsx files, and Apple Numbers can open .xlsx files. Formatting can vary between spreadsheet apps, so Excel is recommended for the closest visual match.
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See the system
See how each part moves you from unsure to interview-ready.
Choose the route. Work through the preparation with support beside you. Finish with one clear interview-day cue sheet.
STEP 1 · CHOOSE
Choose the prep that fits your time
STEP 2 · WORK THROUGH
Work through the preparation
EDITABLE WORKBOOK (.XLSX)GUIDE COMPANIONOPTIONAL AI PROMPTS
Use the 13-tab Workbook as your main working file: decode the interview, retrieve evidence, build cues, research and rehearse. Keep the Guide alongside it for methods and worked examples, and use the included optional AI prompts if you want extra thinking or rehearsal support.
STEP 3 · FINISH
Finish clear, rehearsed and ready
After the interview: use the 5-Minute Debrief straight away to capture what happened and turn it into a clearer plan for the next stage.
Who it is for
From graduate and career-change interviews to experienced professional and management roles — and many more.
- Graduate / early-career
- Administration / customer-facing
- Sales / account management
- Marketing / HR
- Operations / project roles
- Charity / public sector
- General management / senior professional interviews
- Many more general professional interview situations
Supports preparation for:
Coding tests, consulting cases, clinical assessments, portfolio reviews, finance/legal technicals and other discipline-specific tasks still need their own specialist preparation.
Probably not for you if
This probably isn’t the right fit if…
- Your main need is specialist technical preparation — such as a coding test, consulting case, clinical assessment, portfolio review or finance/legal technical.
- You want pre-written answers to memorise rather than a system for building natural answers from your own experience.
- You want examples invented, embellished or exaggerated for you.
- You are looking for broad career coaching rather than focused preparation for a specific interview.
The Interview File is designed for general professional interviews where you need to work out what matters, identify credible real examples and prepare to explain them clearly.
A few practical questions
Questions before you buy?
Do I have to read the whole Guide?
No. Start with the Workbook’s Start Here tab. Open the Guide when a step sends you there, or when you want the method and a worked example behind it.
Is this just STAR?
No. The system starts by working out what the role needs and extracting real evidence. The Answer Spine then helps you explain the context, what you did, why, what changed and any useful learning — before turning it into natural speaking cues.
Do I need AI?
No. Every step works without AI. The AI Prompt Console and matching copy-paste text file give you 15 optional prompts if you want extra support.
I don’t have much professional experience — will it still help?
Yes. Use relevant experiences you actually have, including study, projects, volunteering or responsibilities outside paid work. The aim is to find credible evidence of your contribution, not make your experience sound bigger than it is.
Is it suitable for senior roles?
It supports many senior professional interviews where evidence, judgement and stakeholder management matter. Deep Prep gives you more space to develop and stress-test your evidence. Specialist assessments still need separate preparation.
What if my interview includes a presentation or technical task?
Use the Interview Decoder to identify the extra preparation you need. The Guide has relevant sections, but specialist tasks need discipline-specific preparation too. That work sits outside the 30- or 90-minute prep time.
What file formats do I receive?
Seven digital files: five PDFs (Start Here, Guide, AI Prompt Console, Interview Card and 5-Minute Debrief), one XLSX Workbook and one TXT file of copy-paste AI prompts. The Workbook is supplied as an editable XLSX file for Microsoft Excel. Google Sheets can import/edit Excel files and Apple Numbers can open XLSX files, though formatting can vary; Excel is recommended for the closest visual match. The Interview Card and Debrief can be printed.
How quickly do I get access?
You get instant digital access through Gumroad after purchase. Open Start Here and your Workbook to begin.
Can I use it for more than one interview?
Yes. Keep a fresh copy for each interview, update your role priorities and evidence, and use the Debrief after each stage to capture what happened.
The result
Walk into your interview calm, clear and properly prepared.
Know what matters. Know which examples you want to use. Know your cues. Practise them aloud, then bring everything together on one clear Interview Card. The end feeling: less panic and second-guessing, more clarity, confidence and control.
Instant digital access.
