Prepped articlesGuides on interview answers, meeting notes and recording consent, and an honest comparison of AI meeting and interview assistants.https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/enYour interview answer was perfect until the follow-uphttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/interview-follow-up-questions/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/interview-follow-up-questions/Interviewers now dig into polished answers with follow-up questions. What they ask, why rehearsed answers crack, and how to prepare the layer underneath.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTShawn Z.Your coding assistant already knows the project. Let it prepare the meetinghttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/prepare-meetings-with-claude-code-codex/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/prepare-meetings-with-claude-code-codex/Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any MCP agent to Prepped, and set up interviews, lab meetings and talks from the repository you already work in.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTRicardo L. J.How to prepare a talk or thesis defense, the questions includedhttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/presentation-defense-rehearsal/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/presentation-defense-rehearsal/Fit a research talk or thesis defense to its time, rehearse it as it will really go, prepare for the committee's questions and share the stage with others.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTRicardo L. J.Cluely alternatives in 2026 and how they comparehttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/cluely-alternatives/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/cluely-alternatives/Cluely, Final Round AI, LockedIn AI, ParakeetAI, Granola and Prepped compared on price, platforms, grounding and privacy, with prices checked 18 October 2026.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRicardo L. J.How to explain a project you built when the interviewer digs into the detailshttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/explain-your-project-interview/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/explain-your-project-interview/Why explaining your own work is harder than it feels, what interviewers dig for, a two-minute walkthrough structure, and how to prepare for follow-ups.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTShawn Z.Your mind went blank in an interview. What to do in the next ten secondshttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/mind-went-blank-interview/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/mind-went-blank-interview/What to say when your mind goes blank, what interviewers actually notice, why nerves cost less than they feel, and how to prepare so it happens less.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTRicardo L. J.How to answer the salary expectations question without undersellinghttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/salary-expectations-answer/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/salary-expectations-answer/When to name a number and when to ask for the range, what you can now ask for in California and the EU, why the first number matters and what to say.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRicardo L. J.Questions to ask at the end of an interview, and what the answers tell youhttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/questions-to-ask-interviewer/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/questions-to-ask-interviewer/Why asking questions makes interviewers like you more, good questions about the work, team and company, and what to listen for in each answer.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRicardo L. J.The greatest weakness question, the answer that works and the one that failshttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/greatest-weakness-answer/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/greatest-weakness-answer/Why calling yourself a perfectionist lowers your chances, what the question is really for, a three-part answer that works, and examples for different jobs.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRicardo L. J.A meeting notes template people actually readhttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/meeting-notes-template/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/meeting-notes-template/A copyable meeting notes template built on decisions, action items and open questions, with tips for filling it in live, variants and AI transcripts.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTShawn Z.Recording a meeting with AI and the consent rules that applyhttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/recording-meetings-consent/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/recording-meetings-consent/One-party and all-party consent in the US, what GDPR adds in Europe, new rules on AI in hiring, and a short script for asking before an AI note-taker starts.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTShawn Z.STAR, CAR or SOAR, and how to structure a behavioral interview answerhttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/star-car-soar-interview-answers/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/star-car-soar-interview-answers/What STAR, CAR and SOAR are each for, what interview research says, worked examples of all three, and a story bank for behavioral questions.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRicardo L. J.Tell me about yourself. How to answer the first interview questionhttps://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/tell-me-about-yourself/https://ai-overlay-alpha.fly.dev/blog/tell-me-about-yourself/A simple structure for the first interview question, why the opening minutes matter, three worked examples, and the mistakes that make answers forgettable.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRicardo L. J.