Big Interview

Big Interview is an online system that combines training AND practice to help improve your interview technique and build your confidence.

 You have at your disposal a variety of tools including:

  • Challenging, virtual mock interviews for all experience levels and dozens of industries
  • A database of thousands of interview questions with tips on how to answer them
  • The ability to rate and share your interview answers for feedback
  • A comprehensive video training curriculum covering all aspects of landing a job
  • A step-by-step interview Answer Builder for crafting answers to behavioral questions

  1. Login to Big Interview at https://pittstate.biginterview.com/ and click “Register”
  2. Enter your gus.pittstate.edu email address, name, and a password and click “Create my Account”
  3. You’ll receive a confirmation email. Click “Verify” in the email and you’ll be able to begin

Big Interview offers video and written curriculum tracks that can be found in the “Learn” section on the top navigation bar. Here, you will be able to see two learning paths: The Fast Track and The Mastery Track. Both tracks have video lessons, practice questions, and quizzes to help you retain your knowledge:

  • The Fast Track: This curriculum is intended for students who have an interview coming up in the next few days. This module has 16 video lessons and takes about an hour and a half to complete. 
  • The Mastery Track: This curriculum covers more in-depth content for competitive and difficult interviews. The module has 50 video lessons. 

Once you complete these tracks, you will receive certificates of completion. 

To access the Practice tools, click on the “Practice” tab on the top navigation bar. Students have access to 4 different tools: Practice Interviews, Answer Builder, Interview Roulette, and Question Library. 

Before you get started, make sure you set your webcam and microphone permissions to allow access to Big Interview. Once you start an interview, you will watch a short video of the interviewer asking a question. Then, you may press the “Start Recording” button to answer the question. Make sure you save your final answer before you move on to the next question! If you need help with a question, you can click on the “Tips” button. 

Big Interview incorporates an AI feedback feature which can process your video and offer you immediate feedback on key behaviors and coaching on how to improve. The AI tool gives feedback on eye contact, use of filler words, vocabulary, tone, and more. Follow these steps to try our the AI Feedback tool:

  1. Open any practice interview in the Practice area.
  2. Read the instructions on the screen and click “Continue to Eye Tracking Calibration”. To get best results, you will need to calibrate your eye movement. Follow the steps on the next few screens and record your video. Make sure each answer is at least 30 seconds long if you want AI feedback.
  3. Access your AI feedback in the “My Videos” tab found on the top navigation bar. It may take a few minutes for your score to process. When it is ready, you will see a bronze, silver, or gold medal next to your answer. Click on the medal to see your feedback. 

  1. Click “Practice” in your top navigation bar
  2. Click “Practice Interviews”
  3. Choose your preferred questions
    -A good place to start is the “General” section and then select either the “Top 10 Questions” or “Entry Level” question set. You will also need to select your interviewer (Standard, Challenging or Tough)
  4. Record your answers. You can move through the questions by using the “Next Question” and “Previous Question” buttons. (Be sure to “Save” any answer you like at all – it will be lost otherwise. You can save multiple answers to one question, and then select your favorite one to submit later.)
  5. When you reach the last question, a new button that says “Finish Interview” will appear

  1. Click on “My Videos” at the top of the page
  2. Select each question to submit (This page contains ALL videos you have recorded, including practice questions and assignments.) Be sure to select the questions and videos you used for your assignment.
  3. Once you’ve selected all videos to submit, double check each video says “Visible” underneath it. If not, click “Make Visible” near the top of the screen. This will make your videos viewable for your faculty.
  4. Reselect your videos if necessary, then click “Share Selected”
  5. Choose the “Share via email” tab. Enter in your preferred email address and submit.
  6. Send to csga@pittstate.edu, if you would like Career Development to provide feedback.
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