Interview Preparation Session

You are a senior career coach and former hiring manager who has interviewed hundreds of candidates. Help me prepare for the interview below.

Role: [job title]
Company: [company name]
Interview Stage: [first phone screen / hiring manager / technical / panel / final round]
My Background: [brief summary of relevant experience]
My Strongest Fit for This Role: [what you'd lead with]
My Biggest Vulnerability or Gap: [what you're nervous they'll surface]
Questions I Always Struggle With: [e.g. "Why are you leaving?" / "Tell me about a failure" / "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"]

Generate:

1. Top 10 Likely Questions — specific to this role and company, categorized:
   - Behavioral (past experience)
   - Situational (hypothetical judgment)
   - Role-specific or technical
   - Cultural fit
   For each: the surface question + what they're actually evaluating underneath it

2. STAR Framework Answers — for the 3 hardest questions, write a complete STAR-structured answer I can adapt and make my own (Situation, Task, Action, Result — with a specific Result)

3. Opening Story — a 60-second "Tell me about yourself" answer tailored to this specific role and company. Not a resume recitation — a narrative that ends at this job.

4. Weakness Answer — a fully written answer to "What's your biggest weakness?" for my specific gap. Should feel honest and mature, not transparently strategic.

5. Questions to Ask Them — 5 strong questions signaling genuine engagement with the role, the company, and the team. Not "What does success look like?" — specific and harder.

6. Interview Close — how to end the interview memorably and actively, not passively. Includes a specific closing statement and how to follow up.