r/InterviewCheaters

I graduated in May 2024 with a degree in computer science. I still haven't had any success in getting a SWE role. I've done 100s of applications, countless screens (phone, virtual, CoderPad live) and I've gotten nowhere. I talk to recruiters and follow up constantly only to be ghosted after the coding round. I've even reworked my study plan about 5 times now. I did a quick dry run with a friend over the weekend to test the setup, and the suggestion box was tracking well without being visible on screen.

I know we're in a saturated market for new grads right now but does the chatbot actually hold up live for a real coding round?

I got lucky that a Series B startup gave me another shot next week but it would be the third coding round I sit through and I'm tired.

im 7 yoe ios eng. phone screen coming up at google in 11 days. tried interviewman for two days, a coworker let me see his setup, the box is tiny and tucked into the corner of one monitor. did a couple dry runs with mediums, prompts felt quick (under 3 seconds for the first nudge). apart from that havent used it in anything live yet. doing daily leetcode, possibly a paid interview practice session with a google eng, couple sysdes reps this weekend. id really like to confirm before i go annual that the tool actually works in a real google round. anyone here actually used it in a google phone screen or in the actual interview process

stealth more than suggestion quality is the concern. google interviewers screenshare aggressively from what ive read, they want the doc open the editor open whiteboard tab too. (im not worried about prompt content since i can solve most mediums on my own, the issue is freezing on the first sentence). what setup did you use, did anyone notice anything

I'm about to have my first ever Amazon SDE3 interview, and it's on Chime. As such, i'm not very familiar with how the tool i tested last weekend behaves under five rounds back to back.

Edit: Forgot to mention i did a practice call with a friend on zoom to test it first, the suggestions felt fast and the box was tiny.

Is the interview purely technical with one LP round? As in i'll spend most of the day on coding plus one behavioral block. Or is it more evenly split? If so, how does the tool handle the LP prompts versus the coding prompts during the same day?

I've been preparing by doing the LC Amazon tagged top 100, prewriting STAR examples mapped to specific Leadership Principles, and i've rehearsed system design questions with a coworker from AWS a couple of times. Really focused on being able to keep talking through silences. I also have one paid practice interview with an ex Amazon bar raiser scheduled for thursday evening.

Any information about how InterviewMan holds up across the five round Amazon day, especially the bar raiser round, is appreciated. Thank you!

I graduated in May 2025 with an econ degree. Still no luck landing an MBB or near MBB consulting role. Hundreds of applications, countless rounds (recruiter screen, behavioral, first round case, second round case) and i've gotten nowhere on the second round specifically. Talk to recruiters, follow up, ghosted after. Reworked my casebook prep about 5 times now. Did a dry run with a roommate over the weekend on a profitability case to make sure the setup worked, and a lot of the framework bullets on my side were solid.

I know we're in a saturated market for new grad consulting hires right now but does the chatbot actually hold up live on a real MBB style case where the partner is pushing on the math?

Got lucky a tier two strategy firm gave me another shot at a second round next week. Third case round i sit through. Tired.

I "fell" into consulting. I was raised by a single mom and put myself through school the hard way and was lucky enough to get an analyst seat at a boutique firm right out of undergrad. I feel like a lot of folks have a clean game plan for the MBB exit path, but I don't have any mentors in management consulting and I'm trying to figure out the right way to lean on an interview tool like InterviewMan to land a senior associate seat at one of the bigger firms in the next year or so.

I work as a generic strategy analyst now. My projects so far have ranged from healthcare M and A diligence to a retail pricing study. I'll be in a position to interview at the bigger shops soon and a friend let me try InterviewMan during a case mock last week. The prompts on screen surfaced the 3C framing for a market entry case faster than I would have hit it solo.

For those who have actually used it in a live MBB or tier 2 case round, how did you figure out the right prompt rhythm?
What does the prompt scaffolding look like during a profitability case versus a market sizing one?
What is the best way to keep the panel from noticing your eyes drift to the second laptop?