# Interview Prep Generator

Generate STAR stories, practice questions, and talking points from resume

- Repository: https://github.com/Paramchoudhary/ResumeSkills (2987 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-06-19
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add Paramchoudhary/ResumeSkills --skill interview-prep-generator -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add Paramchoudhary/ResumeSkills --skill interview-prep-generator -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add Paramchoudhary/ResumeSkills --skill interview-prep-generator -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add Paramchoudhary/ResumeSkills --skill interview-prep-generator -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Generate STAR stories, practice questions, and talking points from resume

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Interview Prep Generator

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Prepare for a job interview
- Practice answering interview questions
- Create STAR stories from their experience
- Anticipate questions for a specific role
- Mentions: "interview prep", "prepare for interview", "STAR stories", "interview questions", "behavioral questions"

## Core Capabilities

- Generate role-specific interview questions
- Create STAR stories from resume bullets
- Predict questions based on job description
- Prepare answers for common questions
- Create talking points for each experience
- Identify potential concerns and prepare responses

## Interview Preparation Framework

### Phase 1: Role Analysis
- Extract likely questions from job description
- Identify skills that will be tested
- Research company interview style

### Phase 2: Story Banking
- Convert resume bullets into STAR stories
- Create stories for common competencies
- Practice concise delivery

### Phase 3: Mock Preparation
- Practice common questions
- Prepare questions to ask
- Research company-specific topics

## The STAR Method Detailed

### Structure
- **S**ituation: Set the context (1-2 sentences)
- **T**ask: Describe your responsibility (1 sentence)
- **A**ction: Explain what YOU did (2-3 sentences)
- **R**esult: Share the outcome with metrics (1-2 sentences)

### STAR Story Template

```
SITUATION: "At [Company], we faced [specific challenge/context]..."

TASK: "I was responsible for [specific ownership]..."

ACTION: "I [specific action 1], [specific action 2], and [specific action 3]..."

RESULT: "As a result, [quantified outcome]. This led to [business impact]."
```

### Example STAR Story

**Question:** "Tell me about a time you led a team through a difficult project."

**Answer:**
```
SITUATION: "At TechCorp, our main product was losing customers to a competitor who had launched a better mobile experience. We were seeing 5% monthly churn, up from our normal 2%."

The rest: https://github.com/Paramchoudhary/ResumeSkills/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/interview-prep-generator/SKILL.md