Whatever the room, rehearse it first.
Each kind of interview has an interviewer who knows it. You can rename them all and change how they look.
Job interviews
Dana, a warm recruiter
Graduate schemes to senior roles: motivation, competency and situational questions, shaped by your CV and the job post.
Technical interviews
Victor, a tough technical panel
System design, problem solving and talking through your work, without the warm-up.
Admissions and scholarships
Dr Ellis, a panel chair
University places and scholarship panels. Name the course and the university and it researches them first.
Visa interviews
Officer Grant, a consular officer
Courteous, brisk and hard to fool: the short, pointed questions officers actually ask.
Presentations and public speaking
Mira, a speech coach
Rehearse a talk or a pitch. Mira listens, then tells you the truth about your delivery.
Everyday communication
Whoever you need
Not sure yet? Just start talking. Spek works out with you what to practise.
As hard as you need it.
Tell it how tough to be, how long you have, and the style of interview you expect.
Gentle
Encouraging, with room to think.
Standard
Like a fair, real interview.
Hard
Sharper follow-ups and less patience.
Brutal
The toughest panel you could meet.