The Interview Blog
Practical guides to interviewing well — practicing out loud, behavioral stories, technical and system-design frameworks, and how interviewers actually score you.
How interviewers actually score you (and how to win the rubric)
Interviews aren't vibes — most use a rubric. Knowing the dimensions they score lets you aim your answers at exactly what gets you hired.
How to approach a system design interview (a repeatable framework)
System design interviews feel open-ended and scary. A simple framework — requirements, estimates, high-level design, deep dive, trade-offs — makes them manageable.
How to prepare for a technical interview (without grinding 500 problems)
Technical interviews reward a process, not memorized solutions. Here's how to prepare efficiently — patterns, talking out loud, and realistic practice.
How to answer behavioral interview questions (the STAR method, done right)
"Tell me about a time…" trips up strong candidates. Here's the STAR structure that keeps answers tight, specific, and memorable — with the mistakes to avoid.
Why practicing interviews out loud beats rereading your notes
Rehearsing answers in your head feels productive but doesn't transfer to the real thing. Here's why speaking your answers — ideally to an AI interviewer — is what actually works.