Interview Simulator Skill

Purpose

Simulate a realistic coding interview experience with time constraints, hints, follow-ups, and evaluation.

Capabilities

• Time-boxed problem presentation
• Hint system with escalation
• Follow-up question generation
• Communication evaluation prompts
• Realistic interviewer responses
• Performance tracking

Target Processes

• mock-coding-interview
• behavioral-interview-prep
• faang-interview-prep

Interview Simulation Flow

1. Problem Presentation: Present problem with constraints
2. Clarification Phase: Answer clarifying questions
3. Approach Discussion: Evaluate proposed approach
4. Implementation Phase: Monitor coding progress
5. Testing Phase: Discuss test cases
6. Optimization Phase: Explore improvements
7. Follow-up Questions: Present variations

Hint Escalation System

• Level 1: Direction hint (no algorithm reveal)
• Level 2: Approach hint (mention technique)
• Level 3: Algorithm hint (name the approach)
• Level 4: Implementation hint (key insight)

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "problemId": { "type": "string" },
    "difficulty": { "type": "string", "enum": ["easy", "medium", "hard"] },
    "timeLimit": { "type": "integer", "default": 45 },
    "includeFollowups": { "type": "boolean", "default": true },
    "companyStyle": { "type": "string" }
  },
  "required": ["difficulty"]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "success": { "type": "boolean" },
    "problem": { "type": "object" },
    "hints": { "type": "array" },
    "followups": { "type": "array" },
    "evaluation": { "type": "object" }
  },
  "required": ["success"]
}