Preparing for an interviewing using AI

Something we have always focused on here at Peritus Partners is unparalleled support during a hiring process. Through years of understanding the companies we support we can best prepare anyone we represent around not just the job but the individual cultures of each team, the values of the hiring managers, the depth of each round, the financial status of the company, relevant news in the industry and so much more… all this allows for more precise preparation.

But what happens if you’re applying for jobs not with us?

Since the introduction of Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini and the like we have been playing around with prompting to help with our own market research and with some tweaks, these prompts can be adjusted to help anyone prepare for an interview using AI.

Use the prompt below and share with us what you think, it is a mix of our prompts and others that have been shared with us to create a single source prompt when preparing for your next interview.

I have an interview with [COMPANY NAME] for the [POSITION TITLE] role [LINK JOB DESCRIPTION].

Conduct a detailed research analysis using information you find online. For this to be accurate only use information that is true, do not make anything up. If you cannot find something for a section, simply leave it blank. This information will be used for me to prepare for my interview with the company therefore be concise.

Provide only key points linking to the source for which you found the information. Structure your findings as follows and try to answer as many questions as possible:

Company Foundation

• Industry & Market: What industry does the company operate in? What is their specific vertical or niche? How big is the potential market size? What possible growth trends are there within this field?

• Mission & Vision: What is their core mission statement? And their vision?

• Core Values: What values do they share?

• Foundation: When were they founded? What is their funding history? Who has invested into them?

• Leadership Team: Who is the CEO, CTO, CPO/VP Product (if applicable) with links to LinkedIn profiles. What are their backgrounds or stand out experiences within their profiles?

• Company Size: What is the total employee headcount? What is their revenue (if public)? How many live roles do they currently have open? How many have they had opened this year so far? Have they publicly made any layoffs in the last 24 months?

• Growth Stage: Are they early-stage, scaling, or mature business?

Business Model

• Revenue Model: How do they make money?

• Target Market: Are they B2B, B2C, or hybrid? Who are their primary customer segments, what possible opportunities are there within these for further expansion?

• Current Challenges: What obstacles might they be facing? (scaling, competition, market shifts) If you cannot determine what challenges could they be facing based on the market and industry trajectory.

Competitive Landscape

• Top 3 Direct Competitors: Who are their main competitors and why? When did their competitors start? Who has invested into them (if applicable)? Are they hiring for the same or similar job role?

• Competitive Positioning: How do they position against competitors? What would be their unique selling point?

• Market Share: Where do they stand in the market? Leader, challenger, or niche player?

• Competitive Threats: What are their possible vulnerabilities?

Product Analysis

Core Product

• Primary Product(s): What do they build? Core features and functionality. Do they have any products or services alongside the core?

• User Segmentation: Who are their users?

Growth & Engagement Opportunities

• Retention Challenges: What might cause users to churn on this specific product and also within this industry?

• Tech Gaps: What technology features could drive more engagement or retention based off their competitors or similar products?

• Market Expansion: What areas of growth within the market could they explore that appears to be currently untapped.

• Monetisation Opportunities: How could they improve conversion or increase revenue per user?

Market & Industry Context

• Market Trends: What key trends affecting their industry right now? Is the respective market growing or shrinking?

• Regulatory Environment: Are they restricted by any compliance or regulatory issues? If so, what are they?

• Technology Shifts: How are emerging technologies impacting their space?

• Economic Factors: How might current economic conditions affect them? On a local scale from their current core location but also on a global scale.

Recent Developments (Past 3 Months)

• Company News: Funding, acquisitions, partnerships, leadership changes?

• Product Updates: New features, platform changes, major releases

• Market News: Industry developments that might affect them

• PR & Communications: Recent press releases, announcements, media coverage or key blogs I should know about?

• Performance Indicators: Any publicly shared metrics, growth announcements, or challenges mentioned

Strategic Insights for Application

• Key Challenges I Could Address: Based on this research, what problems could I help solve as a [POSITION TITLE]

• Potential Interview Questions: What questions might they ask based on their current priorities? Please advise on 5 possible questions for each situational, behavioural and technical based on the job description [LINK JOB DESCRIPTION].and values to help me prepare.

• Value Proposition: How can I position my background to highlight immediate value during the interview?

• Conversation Starters and Questions: What insightful questions or observations I could bring up during interviews?

Research Sources: [FOR MORE ACCURACY ADD IN SPECIFIC LINKS FROM THE COMPANIES WEBSITE, LINKEDIN + SOCIALS]

• Company website, blog, careers page

• LinkedIn (company page, employee posts, leadership profiles)

• Glassdoor or other review sites

• Industry reports and analysis

• Competitor websites and positioning

• Social media presence and engagement

• Podcast appearances or conference talks by leadership – link to specific episodes and dates.

• Financial reports (if public company)

Please add the resources for which you find for me to reference back to in my own time.

Depending on how many resources you add, the answers can different greatly, but it is a great starting point to get into the right headspace about a business before you speak with them. We initially saw a similar prompt like this on LinkedIn which sparked our interest to dig deeper and now after using it for several months we wanted to share our adjusted one back to the community, if anyone recognises who the original author is please let us know so we can tag them, they truly deserve credit here.

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