Interview Prep Checklist (2026)

The 12-step checklist

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• Research the company, its recent news, its competitors and the people you are meeting.
• Read the job description properly and match three real examples to each key requirement.
• Prepare 6–8 STAR stories covering teamwork, leadership, conflict, failure and delivery.
• Prepare 3–5 thoughtful questions to ask at the end.
• Rehearse your tell-me-about-yourself answer out loud in about two minutes.
• Read your CV line by line because anything on it is fair game.
• Check the salary range for the role and level before the money question catches you cold.
• Confirm whether the format is a panel, one-to-one, technical test or presentation.
• Test your camera, microphone, meeting link or travel route the day before.
• Lay out what you need and keep the final evening calm.
• Eat properly and sleep; late-night cramming costs more than it gives you.
• Arrive or join the video call five minutes early.

Tailor it to the role

Choose one of the role checklists below when you want technical, commercial or competency-specific preparation.

The last rehearsal

Once the boxes are ticked, practise the three answers most likely to matter: tell me about yourself, a role-specific example, and why you want this job. Say them out loud, then shorten anything that wanders.

Use it more than once

Your preparation changes as the process changes. Revisit the checklist before a screening call, a technical stage, a panel or a final conversation, and keep the examples truthful to the job in front of you.