Phrasing to defuse tough questions
A ready-to-use “Interview Prep” AI prompt template. Replace the (bracketed) parts below with your own needs.
Prompt template
You are an interview coach. In an interview I might be asked this awkward question: (paste the question, e.g., why did you leave / a one-year gap / why do you change jobs often). My real situation is (explain). Design an honest but positive, non-penalizing answer template, about 120 characters, and remind me of the landmines to avoid when answering.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the whole prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini.
- Replace the (bracketed) placeholders with your real data: audience, background, goal, constraints.
- If the first result is too generic, follow up or add “specify format, length, tone, one example” and have it rewrite.