As of 13 August 2026, AI can practise a video interview.

What to actually do

1. Do it yourself

   The route this page recommends

   A chat interface, no skill needed, and roughly 15 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open the job advert and copy the full description, including the essential criteria, responsibilities and any stated interview format.
   2. Open your current CV and make a short list of two or three genuine examples from work, study, volunteering or other experience that match the criteria.
   3. Paste the job description and your experience into the prompt, replacing the bracketed sections with your own details and removing anything you do not want to share.
   4. Ask the chatbot to start the mock interview, then answer each question aloud while recording yourself on your phone or computer as if you were on the real video call.
   5. Paste or dictate each answer into the chat after saying it, and compare the feedback with the relevant requirement in the job advert rather than accepting general comments about confidence or body language.
   6. Replay the recording and write a revised version of any answer that lacked a clear situation, action and result, using only examples that are true.
   7. Run the three weakest answers again, then check that your camera, microphone, internet connection, background and notes are ready for the actual interview.

   Prompt

   Act as a demanding but fair UK interview coach. I am preparing for a video interview for [JOB TITLE] at [EMPLOYER]. The interview format is [FORMAT, IF KNOWN]. Here is the job description:
   
   [PASTE JOB DESCRIPTION]
   
   Here is my CV or relevant experience:
   
   [PASTE CV OR EXPERIENCE]
   
   Run a realistic mock interview one question at a time. Start with a brief introduction question, then ask questions covering the main skills, behaviours and responsibilities in the job description. Include likely UK competency questions and ask follow-up questions when my answer is vague. Do not invent facts about me, the employer or the role. After each answer, give feedback under these headings: what answered the question, what was missing, evidence or detail to add, structure and clarity, and one specific improvement for the next attempt. Do not judge my accent, appearance or background. Distinguish clearly between an objective issue, such as not answering the question, and a subjective preference, such as wording or tone. At the end, give me five priority changes and three questions I should practise again.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Hand it to a person

   The distant third

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.