Set Up Interview Round

Copy this prompt into your AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, etc.)

When to Use

When you have a new interview round scheduled and want to create a structured preparation file with pre-interview research, a study plan, and a place to capture notes during/after the interview.

Prompt

Help me set up a structured preparation document for an upcoming interview round.

## Round Details

- Company: {company-name}
- Round: {round-number} - {round-type} (e.g., R2 - System Design)
- Date: {date}
- Time: {time}
- Format: {format} (e.g., Virtual / On-site, CoderPad / Whiteboard / Discussion)
- Duration: {duration}
- Interviewer: {interviewer-name}
- Interviewer title: {interviewer-title}
- Interviewer LinkedIn: {linkedin-url} (if available)

## What I Know About This Round

{Any details from the recruiter, past rounds, or your research about what to expect}

## Your Tasks

Generate a markdown document with these sections:

### 1. Metadata Table
A quick-reference table with: Round, Type, Interviewer, Date, Format, Status (Scheduled).

### 2. Interviewer Research
Based on the interviewer's title and background:
- What they likely care about evaluating
- Potential areas of focus based on their expertise
- Suggested tone/approach

### 3. Pre-Interview Prep
- Key topics to review (tailored to round type and interviewer)
- Practice questions (5-8 questions likely to come up)
- Company-specific framing to weave into answers

### 4. Interview Notes (Blank)
A section with prompts to fill in during/after the interview:
- Questions asked
- My answers (brief notes)
- Interviewer reactions / follow-ups
- New information learned

### 5. Post-Interview Review (Blank)
Template to fill in after the round:
- Overall assessment
- What went well
- Areas for improvement
- Score by dimension

## Important Rules

- Keep the prep section actionable — specific questions to practice, not vague "review ML fundamentals"
- Tailor everything to the round type (coding is different from behavioral is different from system design)
- Leave the Notes and Review sections as blank templates for me to fill in

Example Usage

Input: Fill in the details for your upcoming R2 System Design round with the hiring manager.

Output: A complete markdown document you can use as your single prep-and-notes file for that round. Print it or keep it open during the interview for note-taking.