Interview Prep
A free course for interviews in Somalia and Somaliland. Short lessons, one screen at a time: learn, see a real example, build your own answer, check yourself.
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81 lessons and 37 role guides for different careers, free. Your account saves your progress, so you can continue on any phone.
Interview fundamentals
How interviews work, the classic questions, telling your stories and how you come across.
How interviews work here
Start here if you have never sat a formal interview, or if your last one went badly. Six short lessons: the kinds of interview you will meet, how panels really decide, and what to do before, during and after.
6 lessons · 25 minThe questions everyone gets
Eight questions come up in almost every interview, whatever the job: tell me about yourself, why this job, why you, your strengths, your weakness, five years, gaps, and missing experience. After these lessons you will have your own prepared answer to each one, built on your real work.
8 lessons · 38 minTell us about a time…
Half the questions at NGOs, UN agencies, banks and telecoms start with “Tell us about a time…”. Six lessons teach you the STAR method, help you build four stories that answer most of these questions, and show you how to handle “What would you do if…” without losing the panel's trust.
6 lessons · 31 minHow you come across
For anyone who wants the panel to see a calm, prepared professional before a single answer is scored. Three lessons: body language and voice, what to wear and bring, and the ten mistakes that cost candidates the job. It builds on the first module, How interviews work here.
3 lessons · 17 min
By career
Your field's interview questions, with a guide for each role: technical topics, practical tasks and example answers.
IT & tech interviews
6 role guides · Software development, Web development, Networking, Cybersecurity, IT support and helpdesk, Data and databases
4 lessons · 22 minBusiness interviews
5 role guides · Administration and office, Human resources, Sales and customer service, Marketing, Management and supervision
4 lessons · 21 minEngineering interviews
3 role guides · Civil engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering
4 lessons · 22 minHealth interviews
4 role guides · Nursing and midwifery, Public health, Pharmacy, Health administration
4 lessons · 23 minFinance & banking interviews
3 role guides · Accounting, Finance officer (NGOs and projects), Banking & microfinance
4 lessons · 24 minEducation interviews
3 role guides · Teaching, Training and facilitation, Academic roles
4 lessons · 23 minNGO & UN interviews
4 role guides · Project officer, M&E / MEAL, Programme coordinator, Field officer
4 lessons · 24 minMedia & design interviews
4 role guides · Graphic design and branding, UI/UX design, Video editing and production, Content creation and social media
4 lessons · 21 minLogistics interviews
3 role guides · Procurement, Supply chain and warehouse, Logistics and transport
4 lessons · 22 minYour first job: graduate interviews
2 role guides · Internships and volunteer placements, Graduate trainee programmes and first jobs
4 lessons · 20 min
Practical preparation
Written tests, phone and online interviews, your questions, salary and staying safe.
Written tests and practical tasks
For anyone invited to an NGO, UN, finance, admin or teaching interview, where a timed written test or a practical task usually comes first. Five lessons: what the test looks like, how to plan an answer in five minutes, the five questions that come back, Excel tests, and demo lessons and presentations.
5 lessons · 25 minPhone and online interviews
For anyone whose interview starts with a phone call from HR or happens on Zoom, Teams or Google Meet because the manager sits in Nairobi or Geneva. Three lessons: the screening call, a setup that does not fail, and how to speak to a panel through a camera.
3 lessons · 15 minYour questions and the closing
Almost every interview ends with “Do you have any questions for us?” and “Anything else you would like to add?”. Three lessons: six questions worth asking, what to keep for the offer stage, and a 30-second closing that leaves the panel with your three best proofs.
3 lessons · 13 minSalary, offer and contract
For anyone who has been offered a job, or expects to be. Four lessons: how to find the real pay range before you walk in, how to answer the salary question, how to negotiate an offer politely, and what to read in the contract before you sign.
4 lessons · 20 minNever pay for a job
For everyone who looks for work on WhatsApp, Facebook and job boards. Three lessons: how recruitment fee scams look here, how fake interviews steal your identity, and the habits that keep your search safe. One rule runs through all of it: real employers never charge candidates.
3 lessons · 14 min