Free Interview Practice
A short list of free mock interviews, interview coaching, and company research tools, picked from this site's directories.
These are the free interview resources I recommend from across this site. The programs offer practice or coaching from real people, and the company research tools help you learn about an employer before you talk to them. Check who each program serves before you reach out.
Want more options? The Free Career Coaching directory lists more programs that help with interviews, and Step 7 of the playbook covers telling your story.
National programs
Free interview help from coaches and volunteers, most of it online. Each program has its own rules, so check who qualifies before you reach out.
Career Network Ministry (CNM) careernetworkministry.com
Free online workshops on interviewing, open to everyone, plus in-person mock interviews with volunteer feedback at its meetings in McLean, Virginia. A Christian group that is open to people of any faith or none.
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Merit America: Job Search Accelerator meritamerica.org
A free six-week online program with weekly one-on-one coaching that covers interview prep, plus AI interview simulations and a live mock interview with your coach. About seven hours a week. For adults 18 and over with a high school diploma or GED who can work in the U.S.
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Recruiters Give Back recruitersgiveback.org
Volunteer recruiters give free interview coaching on a call of about 45 minutes. You must be unemployed, and you book by email. They ask people who can afford it to use a paid partner. Run by Recruiters Give Back Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong.
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Veterans and military families
Free mock interviews for service members, veterans, and military spouses.
Hire Heroes USA hireheroesusa.org
A personal career advisor, interview preparation, and mock interviews, free for anyone who served in the U.S. military and for military spouses. Register online up to 18 months before you can start work.
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Still Serving Veterans ssv.org
Veteran-to-veteran career counselors run free mock interview sessions, in person in Alabama and Georgia or virtually wherever you live. For transitioning service members, Guard, Reserve, and veterans. Sign up by phone or on the site.
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Filters
Local programs
Interview practice in specific states and cities. Use the State filter to find one near you.
40Plus of Southeastern Wisconsin 40pluswi.org
Free weekly meetings where volunteer coaches lead practice on interview questions, on Zoom or in person in Milwaukee. For people who lost a job or are changing careers. Email the facilitator for a meeting to join.
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Chrysalis changelives.org
Practice interviews, which you can repeat, after an orientation and job-prep classes at its Los Angeles area centers. Free and open to anyone willing and able to work, including people with a criminal record. Services in English and Spanish.
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Dress for Success Arizona dfsphoenix.org
Mock interviews in its free Fast Track job-readiness sessions and with its Career Center staff. For women, with Fast Track aimed at those who are unemployed or underemployed.
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Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago goodwillgreatermc.org
Staff walk you through a mock interview with questions you are likely to hear, in person or remotely. Free for anyone over 16. Walk into a Workforce Connection Center, no appointment needed.
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JVS Boston: Career Path Now jvs-boston.org
Free career coaching with practice questions and mock interviews, in Boston or online. Only for adults who receive SNAP but not TAFDC or EAEDC, can work in the U.S., and can commit to a weekly session.
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Research a company
Free tools for learning about a company before you interview: how its interviews run, what employees say, how it is funded, and whether it has had layoffs or violations.
Prepfully Interview Guides prepfully.com
Free write-ups of the interview process at specific companies and roles: the rounds, the timing, and what each round tests. Mostly big tech. The site also sells coaching.
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Blind Company Reviews teamblind.com
Reviews and salary reports from verified employees, mostly at tech and finance companies. Blind's anonymous forums also cover layoffs and referrals.
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Comparably comparably.com
Employee ratings on company culture, leadership, and compensation. The company summaries are open, and deeper data asks for an account.
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RepVue Company Ratings repvue.com
Sales reps rate employers on quota attainment, pay, and culture. Overall scores and recent reviews are free. Detailed numbers require submitting a rating of your own.
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Crunchbase crunchbase.com
Funding stage, investors, and growth signals, so you know whether you are talking to a startup, a scale-up, or a mature company. Funding rounds and investors need a free account, and the deeper cuts sit behind a paid tier.
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SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search sec.gov
Every public company's real filings: financials, risk factors, and layoff disclosures, straight from the source with no account.
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Layoffs.fyi layoffs.fyi
The running tracker of tech and startup layoffs. Worth a search before you interview at a tech company.
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Violation Tracker violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org
Corporate misconduct records pulled from regulatory agencies: labor, safety, environmental, and financial violations, searchable by company.
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