What if you knew you’d get the job?
The truth is, there’s a system for acing interviews. You could walk into any job interview knowing exactly what to say, how to sell yourself, and get the salary you’re worth.
Hi, I’m Pamela Skillings, Interview Coach, Career Counselor, and Co-Founder of Big Interview.
I’ve been featured in Forbes, ABC News, and CNN, written for the New York Times. The Wall Street Journal even called me “a guru in the world of job interviews.”
I started on my journey into career coaching to help people get jobs — and I have. I’ve helped thousands of clients from all walks of life land their dream jobs, regardless of their circumstances.
And I launched Big Interview to bring the training and tools that I give to my clients during one-on-one coaching, to a larger group of achievers. Forbes calls it “one of the best websites for your career.”
What I’ve learned over decades of coaching individual clients and teaching hiring managers how to screen candidates is that there is a system for giving a winning interview. There’s a way to take away all the ambiguity, the well-intentioned but incorrect advice from family and friends, the nerves, and instead concisely present yourself in a way that “pushes all the right buttons” for a hiring manager.
Big Interview offers you hands-on practice tools we’ve developed and tested with hundreds of thousands of users to help people just like you confidently win job interviews.
And the best part is — it just works. Our users find jobs 5 times faster than the national average. Instead of searching for a job for 22.6 weeks, Big Interview users land an offer in under a month.
And I want it for you as well. Because I’ve seen, time and time again, that it’s possible.
- Even if the position you want is ultra-competitive.
- Even if you can’t win an initial phone interview.
- Even if you only have 1 day to prepare.
Pamela Skillings has helped thousands of people land jobs at companies like:
Some clients’ success stories
“I got the job! I accepted their offer last week. I went through two rounds of interviews and prepared a technical paper before being selected. I can say unequivocally that I would not have even made it past the first round without the assistance of this program. It’s an amazing product and I thank you guys for creating it. I definitely felt like I would have an edge above someone who did not use this tool to prepare.”
“I was interviewed by Amazon 3 times and I prepared for the interviews with Big Interview. I must say you have done a great job, you taught me a simple yet a solid framework! I NEVER email companies like this, but this time I forced myself to email you as I got the job at Amazon with an amazing offer.”
The Part That No One Talks About
People are bad at interviewing for jobs. And there’s a major reason for that. Almost no one knows how to meaningfully prepare.
Think about this:
We all put so much effort into getting an education, joining clubs, working internships, volunteering, crafting a perfect resume, yet…
No time is spent on learning the skills that will make the biggest difference when push comes to shove. You could have been the best student, the best intern, or a stellar employee at your former job. But if you can’t interview well, none of that will matter.
You may be a skilled project manager with creative and innovative ideas, but if you can’t sell yourself, how will your interviewer know?
You may have always been valued as an excellent communicator on your work teams, but if you can’t keep your interview answers concise, the hiring manager will believe you’re a rambler.
You may be dedicated to career development and self-improvement, but if you tank interview questions about your weaknesses, your interviewer will think you’ve got something to hide.
Having all of the skills and qualifications isn’t enough. You’ve got to learn to sell them.
And to learn to sell them, you’ve got to practice.
.png)
“Why Would I Practice for a Job Interview?
Isn’t That Weird?”
It may sound strange to you because you likely don’t know anyone who practices their interview skills. Even more likely, you’ve probably never been taught that it’s even a thing.
The thing is, because people generally don’t practice for job interviews, those who do, see results.
Specifically, people who have practiced with Big Interview have:
Shaved months off of their job searches
Never been caught off guard by an interview question
Gained confidence in their abilities
Landed their dream jobs
We’re often too quick to label ourselves. We think of ourselves as “an introvert” a “tech nerd,” or “socially awkward.”
And the sad thing is that these labels you give yourself are holding you back from getting the best career you could have.
In my time as a career coach, I’ve encountered 3 myths that tend to hold candidates back. Let’s debunk them once and for all.
The Worst Job Interview Myths
Myth #1: Some people naturally have “it” and some people don’t
R
U
T
H
Myth #2: Interviewing is easy for most people
R
U
T
H
Myth #3: My failure is my fault
R
U
T
H
The 3 Challenges of Interviewing
Big Interview works because it helps you tackle the three most important difficulties with interviewing. Focusing on those three is all it takes to turn interviews into job offers.
You don’t know what questions to expect
Besides being the most common source of pre-interview anxiety, not knowing what questions to expect can leave you stuttering or stuck in key moments of the interview.
And yeah, you can find articles about common interview questions (including the one on our blog), but you’ll also need to know about questions specific to your experience level, your industry, your job role, and key “competencies” like teamwork and leadership.
Inside Big Interview, there are thousands of these, complete with insider insights, exact frameworks for answering and expert-crafted sample replies.
You don’t know how to sell yourself
With Big Interview, you can take your unique background and experience to craft interview answers that make hiring managers genuinely excited to work with you. There’s a proven 4-step framework you’ll learn. No more reciting stock answers from the internet or “stretching the truth” — use our Answer Builder tool to shine as a candidate and tell stories that clearly communicate your key competencies to hiring managers.
You’re nervous and stressed
The best fix for this is practicing. If you don’t practice your answers, you’ll never feel completely satisfied with the interview.
Careful and thorough practice is the name of the game if you want to fix your body language and catch all those pesky “uh”s and “ummm”s.
Big Interview will help you practice for any nuanced situation you might face — prepping you for everything from confrontational hiring managers to unpredictable questions. You won’t get our years of research and testing by asking a friend (or a mirror) to be your practice buddy.
A Sneak-Peek at Exactly What’s Inside Our Tool
Interview Training From The Expert
Ten modules full of video and written training from Pamela Skillings. From learning “Job Interview Fundamentals,” to closing the interview with smart questions, our full video curriculum leads you through every step of the interviewing process. You’ll learn how to confidently answer even the toughest questions and learn tried and true strategies you won’t find anywhere else.
Mock Interview Practice Tool
Industry-specific, difficulty adjusted, and always available. Get a well-rounded view of the type of questions to expect during your interview and practice answering them all. Whether they’re behavioral, competency-based questions or even the most job-specific ones (our database of mock interview sets covers 1100+ positions across 100+ industries), we’ve got them all. Practice makes perfect!
Answer Builder for Crafting Perfect Answers
Forget rambling on and on or losing your train of thought. You need to carefully think about the best way to answer each question, pick stories that make your skills and achievements shine, and give the interviewer everything they’re looking for.
That’s right: stories. The “Answer Builder” tool inside Big Interview will help you mine the depths of your memory to find the right stories to tell, and then walk you step-by-step through scripting these stories into a proven format that captivates interviewers — even if you don’t think you’re a natural storyteller.
AI Feedback and 1-on-1 Coaching
Our AI feature offers you immediate feedback and suggestions on how to improve. This tool tracks and analyzes your use of “filler” words, rate of speech, eye contact, vocabulary, and more.
And If you want to take your training even deeper, you can book a 1-on-1 session with Pam — who designs every coaching session to your unique situation.
These users got their dream jobs by learning how to talk to hiring managers
“Interviews make me really nervous, so I was seriously anxious about even practicing interview questions. But after using Big Interview, it wasn’t as scary a process. Overall, I was really well-prepared — I was even asked the exact questions I’d practiced!”
“At first, I wasn’t sure Big Interview would be worth my time, but once I got started, boy did my feelings change. Being able to spend time practicing answers and understanding how to improve my skills made me much more confident.”
Frequently Asked Questions
We know Big Interview works because we’ve tested and refined our platform with hundreds of thousands of job seekers before you. And our statistics clearly show that Big Interview is effective. Our users get a job after 4.5 weeks on average. That’s almost 5x faster than the current US average of 22.6 weeks.
How have we achieved this? In short — all thanks to the expertise of our co-founder and chief coach, Pamela Skillings.
In addition to developing Big Interview, Pamela Skillings spent 12 years in executive-level marketing and human resources jobs for Fortune 500 companies (including Morgan Stanley, MasterCard International, and Citigroup). Pamela also still works with corporate and government clients to develop training, retention, communications, and recruiting programs. Clients include Citigroup, American Express, Ernst & Young, and the City of New York. Pamela’s work with corporations keeps her up to date on hiring trends and the employer perspective, which helps inform her coaching work with job seekers.
You’ll be able to make full use of Big Interview immediately, whether you have an interview on the calendar or not. Not only do we have training modules on resumes, cover letters, and landing interviews that could help, but you definitely won’t want to miss the lessons on initial phone interviews.
If you want to seriously dig in for a competitive interview or just become a true interview wiz, the “Mastery Track” curriculum has over 6 hours of video content for you to learn from — plus the wealth of questions and mock interviews inside the Interview Practice tool means you can start preparing as early as you want and never run out of new areas to explore!
Don’t worry if last-minute anxiety is what brought you to this page, you’re in good company. If you have 2 hours to spare, Big Interview will give you enough value to make you feel prepared for the upcoming interview. We have a special “Fast-Track” module designed specifically for people who need to prepare NOW. If you’re pressed for time, use the “Interview Practice” tool — you’ll get immediate feedback on your interview answers and plenty of insights along the way. Plus, great sample answers to common questions you can get inspired by.
If you aren’t ready to make an investment in furthering your career, in opening up new opportunities, in building towards the life you truly want — that’s fine. We have plenty of incredible free material on our blog for you to read.
But if you’re ready to join the ranks of career superstars that are seizing control and using interviews for their success, instead of crossing their fingers and just hoping for something to work out…
You’ll get everything you need to master the skills that you’ll use for the rest of your career.
get started