How to Be a Good Mock Interviewer

Before the Call

• Read their résumé and ask what role they're targeting.
• Agree with any other interviewers who covers what, for example one takes background and motivation, another takes projects and technical depth.
• Prepare five or six questions, but expect to use follow-ups more than your list.

Questions That Work Well

• Openers: "Tell me about yourself." "Why this role?"
• Evidence: "Tell me about a time you had to deliver under pressure." "What was your specific contribution to that project?"
• Depth: "Why did you choose that approach?" "What would you do differently?"
• Role-specific: whatever someone in that job needs to know on day one. This is where your own experience helps most.

How Strict to Be

Be as strict as a fair real interviewer. Don't rescue them when they stall, and don't accept "we did X" without asking what they did. Also don't try to trap them with trick questions. The aim is a realistic rehearsal, not a hard time.

Giving Feedback

1. Start with what worked, specifically: "Your project explanation was clear because you started with the problem."
2. Pick the two most important fixes, not ten. Quote the moment: "When I asked about the conflict, you didn't say how it ended."
3. Suggest what to do instead: "Try ending each story with the result."

If You're Joining a Sanviora P2P Interview

You'll get an invite link from the candidate. Open it, enter your name (no account needed), accept the recording-consent screen, and you're on the call with the candidate and any other interviewers. A countdown shows the time left, with a warning near the end. Only audio is recorded, to produce the candidate's report, and it's deleted after processing. The report scores the candidate's answers to the questions you asked, so asking clear, real questions makes it more useful. More about the format on the P2P Video Interview page.