Question guides

Interview questions, and what they are really testing

Most interview questions are not trying to find out what you know. They are trying to find out how you think, how you handle being pushed, and whether you can say a complicated thing simply.

These guides cover the rounds that come up in nearly every loop — what the interviewer is marking, the structure that works, and the mistakes that cost the most. Each one names the interviewer here who runs that round, if you want to try it out loud afterwards.

Preparing for a language test instead?

The IELTS Speaking guides cover the three parts of the speaking test and what separates band 6 from band 7.

Reading is not rehearsing

You can know the structure of a good answer and still fall apart giving one out loud, to someone who follows up. That gap is the only thing that matters on the day — and the only way to close it is to practise speaking.