How is the readiness score worked out?

Each of the 20 statements scores 0 for “Not yet”, 1 for “A little”, 2 for “Mostly” and 3 for “Fully”. Your total is shown out of 100, and each area gets its own percentage from its four statements. It measures how prepared you feel, not how the interview will go.

Which areas go into the action plan?

Any area below 75% is treated as a weak spot. Weak areas are listed lowest first, and each gets two or three actions taken from the statements you rated lowest, with a link to the page or tool that helps with that step. If every area is strong, you get a short list to keep sharp.

What does the interview date change?

If you add the date, the plan shows how many days are left and spreads the weak areas across them, starting with the weakest one today. The day before is kept for light revision and logistics. If the interview is today, the plan narrows to one quick action per area.

Are my answers saved or sent anywhere?

No answers leave your device. They are kept in this browser’s local storage so you can come back after a practice session and check again. If storage is blocked, for example in some private windows, everything still works but the answers are lost when you close the page.

Interview Readiness Test – Free Score and Prep Plan

How to use your readiness score

The score is a snapshot of how prepared you are today, based on your own honest answers. It is most useful when you take it twice: once when the interview is confirmed, and again a day or two before, after working through the plan.

Answer quickly and honestly. “Mostly” means you could do it now without notes; “A little” means you have started but would struggle if asked today.
Start with the weakest area, not the easiest one. Most interview surprises come from the areas people avoid preparing.
Do the actions, then retake the check. Your answers are saved in this browser, so you only need to change the ones that improved.

What each area covers

Research the company and role — knowing what the organisation does, what the job needs and what the round will look like. Build a list with the interview prep checklist.
Your stories and answers — the introduction, your fit for the role and four or five real examples. The STAR answer builder turns rough notes into answers you can say aloud.
Role skills — the technical or domain knowledge the job needs, and every claim on your resume. Run your resume through the resume checker so nothing surprises you.
Logistics and documents — time, place or link, copies of your resume, ID, and a ready answer on salary and notice period.
Presence and communication — how you sound and come across. Practising aloud with the interview practice tool and listening back to a recording shows habits you cannot hear in your head.

If you only have one evening

Prepare your introduction, two strong stories and two questions to ask, check the time and place, and get a good night’s sleep. For a ready-made opening, see the “tell me about yourself” examples, and after the interview send a short note with the follow-up email generator.

Worked example

A sales executive with an interview on Monday

What goes in

Research: rated Fully on company and product Stories: rated Not yet on two of four statements Logistics: rated Partly on documents and route

What you get

Each of the five areas is worth 12 points, so strong research does not hide weak preparation elsewhere. Here the stories area scores 5 out of 12, about 42%, and logistics 8 out of 12, about 67%, so both fall below the 75% line and enter the action plan, weakest first. The plan asks for two STAR stories with a number in each result and links to the STAR answer builder, then a document and route check for the day before. The overall score matters less than this ordered list of what to fix first.

Common mistakes

Rating yourself Fully on everything to get a high score, which produces an empty action plan and hides the gaps the check is designed to show.

Taking the check once on the morning of the interview, when there is no time left to act on the weakest area it finds.

Treating the score as a prediction of the result; it measures how you prepared, not how an interviewer will judge your answers on the day.

When to use it: Take the readiness check a few days before an interview to find weak spots; use the prep checklist instead when you simply need a dated to-do list.

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Scores by area

Your action plan