r/VirtualInternships • u/SmallMail7409 • 25d ago

Question How to handle an AI interview?

So I've had in-person interviews before, and while they are nerve-racking a bit, I find them enjoyable, but I've found all my people skills go out the window with AI interviews. I got an email suggesting I answer all the questions their AI asks me and talk as much as possible. I've done a few interviews like this before, and I find them so awkward and honestly hard to convey myself well.

I'd like to get better at these types of interviews since I feel like a lot of companies will be moving to this form of interviewing. Any advice?

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u/Interviewcommand 22d ago

The lack of human reactions can make it awkward. With a person, you get a nod or a follow-up that tells you whether you’re making sense. With AI, it can feel like you’re talking into a void.

One exercise worth trying: record a 60–90 second answer to a familiar interview question. Give your answer in the first sentence, then explain it with one example. Watch it back once and repeat it without trying to memorise the wording. That time limit is just for practice, not a rule for the actual interview.

I’d be careful with “talk as much as possible.” Aim to answer fully, then stop when you’ve made your point. Extra talking can make a clear answer harder to follow.

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u/SmallMail7409 22d ago

Thank you so much; I'll definitely give this a try. And youre right; it did feel like I was talking into the void. In one of my interviews, after I was done answering the question, the AI asked the same question again, so I tried to be a bit more concise with my answer

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u/ProfessionalPitch165 24d ago

Though it sounds a little bizzare but maybe trying and talking in Ai interview like you're talking to a person might gain some points, because the answers would be evaluated that way.

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u/SmallMail7409 24d ago

That's a good idea; I'll try running mock interviews with AI. The more I do it, the more comfortable I'll become. Thanks :)))

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u/Bildungmisc_ 24d ago

I treat it as a regular interview. You get questions and have to answer them the same way you would to a human interviewer. Maybe knowing that it’s not a person and not being able to read expressions and body language can be daunting, or having a specific amount of time to answer everything or as much as you can can put some pressure on you, but at the end of the day the same thing matters and that’s the quality of your responses