# Job interview preparation checklist

Free resource from HireProgress: https://hireprogress.com/job-interview-preparation-checklist

Company:
Role:
Interview date, time and time zone:
Interviewer:
Meeting link or location:

## Before the interview

- [ ] Save the role description; identify three requirements you can support with actual examples.
- [ ] Review the company website, product and recent official announcements. Mark assumptions separately.
- [ ] Prepare a brief introduction connecting your experience to the role.
- [ ] Choose two or three examples: problem, your actions, result and lesson learned.
- [ ] Confirm format, interviewer names, time zone and any requested preparation.

## On the day

- [ ] Test audio, camera or travel route. Keep contact details accessible.
- [ ] Keep the application, role description and questions nearby.
- [ ] Ask about success measures, team needs and next steps.
- [ ] Record the promised update date and preferred contact method.

## After the conversation

- [ ] Record questions asked, what you learned and anything you promised to send.
- [ ] Update the application stage and next action.
- [ ] Send requested material; consider a brief, specific thank-you.
- [ ] Review progress after the stated timeline; respect requests not to follow up.

## Notes

Relevant examples:
Questions to ask:
What I learned:
Next action:
Promised update date:

This checklist supports preparation and does not guarantee an interview outcome.
Use only accurate examples and keep confidential employer information out of notes.