AI Coach

Interviews can be daunting when you don’t know what’s coming. The AI Interview Coach gives you a safe space to practise, build confidence, and put the experience and skills you’ve gained on Springpod into action.

It’s a rehearsal room for the real thing — helping you turn your profile, badges, and experiences into strong answers, so you can tell the best version of your story so far

This is a virtual AI interviewer — it’s not a real person, and it won’t give you personal advice or tell you what to do.

What to expect:

• You’ll answer role-specific questions that adapt to your responses to help you articulate how your skills and experience will be beneficial for that role.
• You’ll practise speaking out loud and get coaching on structure and delivery.
• You’ll see a Readiness Score to help track your progress over time.

Important to know:

• This tool is for educational use only. It’s designed to help you practise and build confidence, not to act as a formal assessment.
  
• Don’t use this for job applications, performance evaluations, or other high-stakes decisions.
  
• Feedback is generated by AI and may not always be fully accurate or consistent.
  
  

Your Data & Privacy

• Your answers are recorded to improve your experience — but they’re not used to train AI models.
  
• The AI uses parts of your Springpod profile (e.g., completed experiences, skills, and interests) to personalise questions.
  
• We share limited information with the AI system (your first name, completed experiences, and profile bio if added). No sensitive personal data is shared.
  
• All data is stored securely and managed under Springpod’s policies, which ensure transparency, purpose-limited use, and compliance with regulations.

Helps you practise: realistic interview questions with natural follow-ups.
Gives you feedback: on clarity, structure, and delivery so you can improve.
Tracks your growth: see changes in your Readiness Score as you practise.

How you’re assessed

The coach focuses on three areas:

1. Work Experience Examples (Telling your story)
How well you articulate and apply your experience in your answers — including the quality, relevance, and depth of examples you share.

2. Employability Skills  Examples (Showing your skills)
How clearly you evidence career-readiness skills in context — including the quality, relevance, and applicability of the skills you reference.

3. Enthusiasm & Understanding (Owning the interview)
How well you show authentic enthusiasm and informed curiosity about the role and company in a way that feels personal to you.

We encourage users to reflect on their experiences with a qualified careers professional and seek further guidance if needed to support their interview preparation.

Your well-being matters. You have the option to end the experience at any time and if the system detects something concerning, such as harmful thoughts, illness, danger or abuse, then our system will prompt you to end the interview and signpost you to relevant helpful  resources.

Respectful language: You may see a reminder to keep responses respectful before continuing.

Flagged by mistake? You stay in control — choose Continue interview to carry on.

In an emergency: Springpod cannot respond to emergencies. If you are in immediate danger, please call 999.

Get the support you need: We are limited in the support we can provide, so please use these additional resources if you need more help.You have the right to ask for adjustments in job interviews and tests. This AI coach is a safe space to practise. Employers must provide reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010—for example, sharing interview questions in advance or providing a British Sign Language interpreter.

• We do not provide emergency or safeguarding response services
• If you are currently attending an educational institution, you may also wish to seek support from your designated Safeguarding Officer.
• If you are experiencing personal distress you should contact any of the following:
  

• https://www.childline.org.uk/- Childline (UK)
• https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/- Samaritans
• https://www.youngminds.org.uk/-   YoungMinds
• https://www.studentminds.org.uk/ Student minds
• https://findahelpline.com/ – Find a Helpline (global support for anyone in distress)

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We acknowledge that everyone communicates and learns in different ways, including those who may experience learning difficulties. That’s why we recommend using this tool alongside other career support and seeking advice from qualified career professionals where possible.