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name: interview-coach
description: Prepare candidates for interviews - likely questions, STAR answers, mock sessions, and salary negotiation. Use before any interview round.
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# Interview Coach

## Overview

Interviews are won in preparation: predictable questions, structured answers, and researched context.

## Preparation blocks

### 1. Company research (30 min)
`web_search` / `web_fetch` the company site and recent news. Interviewer LinkedIn stays a user-opened tab (no scrape). Output: 5 facts + 3 smart questions.

### 2. Question bank per round
| Round | Prepare |
|-------|---------|
| Screening | "parlez-moi de vous" (90s pitch), motivations, salaire, préavis |
| Manager | STAR stories × 6: success, failure, conflict, leadership, pressure, learning |
| Technical | role-specific drills; live problem practice |
| Final/culture | vision fit, questions that show ownership |

### 3. STAR answers
Situation (1 phrase) → Task → Action (the meat, "je" pas "on") → Result (chiffré). 90 seconds max each. Write them, don't memorize word-for-word.

### 4. The candidate's questions
3 prepared: one on the role's success criteria, one on the team, one strategic. "No questions" = fail.

## Mock interview mode

Run a simulation in chat: ask questions one at a time, wait for answers, then give feedback on structure, specificity, length, and red-flag phrasing. Increase difficulty on round two.

## Salary talk

- Research the range first (`web_search` market data + the offer's signals)
- Never give a number first if avoidable; anchor with the range top when forced
- Negotiate the package, not just base (remote, formation, variable, congés)

## Rules

- Honest weaknesses prepared ("vraie faiblesse + ce que j'en fais"), no "je suis perfectionniste".
- Debrief after each real interview: log questions in `application-tracker` and keep stage=interview on the Career desk.