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Prepares for interviews using STAR framework, simulates realistic mocks, reports interviewer perspectives, and coaches post-rejection with ageism and overqualification strategies.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/career-helper:interview-masterThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Complete interview support - before, during practice, and after.
references/age-discrimination-strategies.mdreferences/ageism-in-employment.mdreferences/career-returner-interview-prep.mdreferences/early-career-interview-prep.mdreferences/emotional-support-resilience.mdreferences/fractional-discovery-prep.mdreferences/interview-prep-template.mdreferences/interview-prep.mdreferences/interviewer-perspective-guide.mdreferences/interviewer-perspective-template.mdreferences/mock-interview.mdreferences/ned-interview-prep.mdreferences/post-interview-coaching.mdreferences/post-interview-debrief-template.mdComplete interview support - before, during practice, and after.
| # | Capability | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interview Preparation | Preparing for an upcoming interview |
| 2 | Interviewer's Perspective | Understanding what interviewers really assess |
| 3 | Mock Interview | Practising with realistic simulation |
| 4 | Post-Interview Coaching | After a rejection or unsuccessful interview |
"I have an interview at [Company] next week"
"What are interviewers really looking for?"
"Let's do a mock interview"
"I just got rejected - help me understand what happened"
"I think I was rejected because of my age"
"I keep getting told I'm overqualified - what can I do?"
"I was made redundant after 25 years and I'm struggling"
At skill start, check for career-helper-preferences.md in the current working directory using the Glob tool. If found, read the YAML frontmatter and apply:
If no preferences file exists and this skill was invoked directly (not dispatched by Tim): ask once — "Do you have any accessibility preferences I should know about? For example, if you're dyslexic I can adjust how I format things." If yes, save to career-helper-preferences.md using the format documented in the Tim skill before continuing. If the user declines or says no, proceed without creating the file.
These rules apply to all communication with the user and to the formatting of output documents.
What you need: CV + job description + company name + interview stage Load: @references/interview-prep.md Template: @references/interview-prep-template.md
Role-specific preparation:
All answers cite your real experience with evidence.
Output: applications/{role-slug}/interview-prep.md
Suggested next steps:
What you need: Job description + CV (optional but helpful) Load: @references/interviewer-perspective-guide.md Template: @references/interviewer-perspective-template.md
See questions from the interviewer's viewpoint:
Question categories covered:
Output: applications/{role-slug}/interviewer-perspective.md
What you need: Interview prep document, interview type, persona preference Load: @references/mock-interview.md
Realistic interview practice:
Output: Feedback in conversation; can update interview prep document with learnings
What you need: CV + job description + interview recollection + any feedback received Load: @references/post-interview-coaching.md Template: @references/post-interview-debrief-template.md
Stage-Specific Diagnosis:
Gap Analysis:
Future Skills Alignment (WEF 2025):
Wellbeing & Resilience:
Output: applications/{role-slug}/post-interview-debrief.md
Suggested next steps:
All role-specific outputs are saved in applications/{role-slug}/. When running any capability for a role, check if the folder exists first using Glob. If it doesn't, create it when saving the first output. If a research brief or CV already exists in the folder from a previous skill run, use those to inform interview preparation.
This skill adapts advice based on your career stage:
When the user's context matches a specific persona, load the relevant reference alongside standard capability references:
| Persona | Load Reference | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Career Returner | @references/career-returner-interview-prep.md | User mentions career break, returning to work, redundancy, maternity/paternity |
| Early Career | @references/early-career-interview-prep.md | User is a graduate, apprentice, school leaver, or attending first professional interviews |
| NED | @references/ned-interview-prep.md | User is preparing for a board interview or nomination committee meeting |
| Fractional | @references/fractional-discovery-prep.md | User is preparing for a client discovery call or fractional engagement pitch |
| Ageism / Age Discrimination | @references/ageism-in-employment.md + @references/age-discrimination-strategies.md + @references/emotional-support-resilience.md | User mentions age discrimination, ageism, being "too old", being "overqualified" as age proxy, long service redundancy (20+ years), feeling their age is held against them, younger candidates being preferred, or age-related rejection patterns |
These references supplement (not replace) the standard capability references. Load both the persona reference and the standard one.
When the ageism persona is triggered, load ALL THREE ageism references alongside the standard capability reference (e.g., post-interview-coaching.md for Capability 4). The three references serve distinct purposes:
| Reference | Purpose | When Most Relevant |
|---|---|---|
| ageism-in-employment.md | UK law (Equality Act 2010), rights, tribunal process, practical reality of proving discrimination, whistleblowing routes, evidence gathering | When the user wants to understand their legal position or is considering whether to pursue a complaint |
| age-discrimination-strategies.md | Practical CV strategies, interview tactics, digital presence, skills to update, age-friendly employers, networking | When helping the user strengthen their approach and reduce age bias exposure in future applications |
| emotional-support-resilience.md | Psychological impact, identity crisis after long service, NHS and charity support, resilience strategies, crisis contacts, cognitive reframing | When the user is emotionally distressed, processing redundancy grief, or showing signs of withdrawal or confidence erosion |
Tone calibration for ageism: This is an area where candidates are particularly vulnerable. The emotional impact of being told you are too old, explicitly or implicitly, is uniquely corrosive because age cannot be changed. Calibrate your response to acknowledge this reality before moving to practical advice. Do not rush past the emotional dimension. Equally, do not dwell so long that you reinforce hopelessness. The goal is: validate, inform, equip, and mobilise.
When a capability specifies a template, you MUST:
Interview Master v1.4.0 | Career Helper Plugin | Prosper AI Consulting, UK
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