Preparing for an interview or viva

An interview, a viva or an oral exam tests knowledge differently from a written paper: you have to explain it clearly, out loud, and handle follow-up questions. That's a skill you can practise in exactly the same way.

How to prepare

1. Collect what you'll be asked about.

   Your projects, your field's key ideas, the job or programme description.

2. Make it into questions.

   “Explain X”, “why did you choose Y”, “what would you change”.

3. Answer out loud.

   Explaining without notes shows quickly where your understanding is thin.

4. Practise the follow-ups.

   Interviewers dig. Ask “why?” of your own answers.

5. Review over several days.

   Spaced practice keeps it ready without cramming.

Doing it in Qenot

• Add your notes, project write-ups or the job description as a topic.
• Teach-back asks you to explain each key idea and probes what's missing.
• In the chat, ask: “Interview me on this, one question at a time, and follow up on weak answers.”
• Add the answers you stumbled on to Recall.