Prept Guides

AI and interviews, honestly

AI can help you prepare and help you learn from a call once it ends. Using it during the call is a different thing. These guides set out where the line sits, what employers have said in their own words, and what the tools actually do.

AI and interviews, honestly

Is AI in interviews cheating? Where the line is

AI interview cheating depends on timing. Research and practice before an interview are allowed. AI answers during it are banned unless an employer says so.

AI and interviews, honestly

Can interviewers detect AI copilots? What they see

Can interviewers detect an AI copilot? Sometimes. Recruiter cues and test proctoring flag some use, and honest people too. Follow-up questions work best.

AI and interviews, honestly

AI written resume detection: what recruiters see

AI written resume detection is unreliable, and OpenAI pulled its own detector in 2023. Recruiters test your claims, so the real risk is a fake number.

AI and interviews, honestly

Amazon AI interview policy and 4 other employers

Amazon's reported AI interview policy bans GenAI tools in interviews unless permitted. Here is what Accenture, McKinsey, Google and Meta say, with dates.

AI and interviews, honestly

Caught using AI in an interview: what happens next

Caught using AI in an interview? Written employer rules say you're removed from the process, and in the best-known case, offers were rescinded afterward.

AI and interviews, honestly

AI interview help that's allowed and what's cheating

Most AI interview help is allowed before and after the call, and banned during it unless the interviewer says yes. Here is which tools fall on each side.

AI and interviews, honestly

Why AI resume tools put made-up numbers on yours

An AI resume tool adds made-up numbers because it's asked for impact you didn't supply, so it guesses. Confirm each fact and number before the tool drafts.

AI and interviews, honestly

AI-proof interviews: how companies counter copilots

How companies build an AI-proof interview: in-person rounds at Google, on-camera no-AI pledges at Deloitte UK, open AI use at Canva. Each one is sourced.

AI and interviews, honestly

Telling the interviewer you used AI to prepare

Tell the interviewer you used AI to prepare when they ask, or when AI shaped work they will judge. Here is the decision rule and the one sentence to say.

AI and interviews, honestly

Best AI interview tool 2026: what each of 14 does

The best AI interview tool in 2026 depends on when you use it: practice before, live help during, or review after. 14 tools, prices checked Oct 22, 2026.