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How to use AI for interview practice. Free. Tonight. From your couch.

1. Open ChatGPT on your phone (the free version works)
2. Paste the job ad into the chat
3. Type “give me five interview questions for this role”
4. Put your phone down
5. Answer each question out loud, not in your head
6. If it sounds vague, rework it and say it again

By the fifth question you will sound like a different person. This is how you prepare when you have nobody to practise with. Send this to someone with an interview coming up.

EY Australia graduate program 2027. The interview questions may potentially be in the job ad. Most people skim it, apply, then spend hours googling “job interview tips.” The ad tells you exactly what they care about. Read the language. Match it to your experience. Walk in prepared, not guessing.

Send this to someone applying for grad programs right now.

Free interview skills workshop. Perth. Ages 18 to 25.

📅Tuesday 16 June, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
📍 Dordaak Kepup, Landsdale

In one hour we will work through the questions that trip up most candidates: Tell me about yourself, Why should we hire you, What is your weakness, and how to close the interview with strong questions.

You are going to practise answering them and get real feedback. This is not a lecture.

Know someone preparing for an interview? Send this to them.

Before you memorise another job interview framework, do this first.

I have sat on hiring panels across property, mining, and oil and gas. I have also been the candidate, interviewing for roles in industries where I had zero background.

The people who stood out were never the most polished. They were the ones who actually knew their own experience well enough to talk about it like a normal person.

Pick three real examples from your career. Not your job description. Real situations where you solved a problem, handled pressure, or delivered a result. Know them well enough to explain over coffee without rehearsing.

That is the foundation of interview preparation. Once you have that, techniques and frameworks have something to work with. Without it, you are filling someone else’s structure with vague answers and it shows.

Start with your three. Build from there.

Know someone with a job interview coming up? Send this to them.

Know someone who says “in a leadership role” to every five-year question? DM this to them before their next one.

“In a leadership role.”

That was the answer four candidates gave when asked where they see themselves in five years. Every answer sounded reasonable. Not one of them had any idea what the role actually becomes.

Then one candidate refused to fake a five-year plan. Instead she told the recruiter exactly what she’d build in 12 months. Something the team doesn’t have yet. Something they could point at and say that didn’t exist before she got here.

Specifics plus honesty. Not a rehearsed career trajectory.

Reel 3 of 4. One recruiter. Four common interview questions, rebuilt.

Interview coaching in Perth. Online Australia-wide.

She rang. Got 0.40% off her home loan rate. $186 a month, $2,232 a year.

That’s the entire ritual.

Once a year, before she rings, she checks three things: what other lenders are charging (comparison rate, not headline), where her LVR has moved (under 80% changes the conversation), and whether her offset is actually doing anything.

Then she rings and says one line: “I want my home loan rate reviewed.”

Banks don’t volunteer better rates. They wait for you to ask. Most people never do.

If you’ve never rung your lender, this is your sign. Pick a date. Same date every year.

Save this for yours.

Need a hand? DM us “RITUAL” and we’ll send you the free tools.

Part 4 of 4 · The Rate Ritual

General education only. Not financial advice.

Know someone who says “I love the culture” in every interview? DM this to them before their next one.

“I love your culture.”

That was the answer four candidates gave when asked why they want to work at the company. Not one of them could name a single thing the company actually does.

Then one candidate walked in and cited the Q3 investor update. Pointed out a gap in the team structure. Explained exactly how she’d fill it, because she’d done it twice before.

Research plus specificity. Not rehearsed flattery.

That’s the difference between a forgettable answer and a shortlist.

Reel 2 of 4. One recruiter. Four common interview questions, rebuilt.

Interview coaching in Perth. Online Australia-wide.

Offset vs redraw: which is better?

Offset usually works if you keep meaningful balances sitting there: an emergency fund, a savings buffer, paycheck cycling through. If the interest you’d save outpaces the package fee, offset pays for itself.

Redraw usually works if you’re a “pay extra and forget it” person. Saves you interest the same way, often no package fee, often a lower base rate. The trade-off: bank controls redraw access and can change terms.

And the answer? Neither. They’re built for different situations, behaviours and saving potentials. Worth a chat with your broker or accountant before deciding.

Follow for Part 4: the call.

Part 3 of 4 · The Rate Ritual

General education only. Not financial advice.

“I like houses.”

That was a real answer to “why do you want to work in this industry?”

Same question. Five industries. Property, marketing, finance, nursing. Every candidate gave a surface-level answer that told the interviewer nothing.

Then one candidate did something different. She didn’t perform enthusiasm. She told the truth about how she got there, what she got good at, and why it stuck.

Specificity plus honesty. Not surface-level enthusiasm.

That’s the difference between a forgettable answer and a shortlist.

Know someone who’d say “I love social media” in an interview? DM this to them before their next one.

Reel 1 of 4. One recruiter. Four common interview questions, rebuilt.

Interview coaching in Perth. Online Australia-wide.