InterviewKata
Behavioural interviews track · from first story to staff level

Answer "Tell me about a time…" with stories that score.

Every big tech loop has at least one behavioural round, and at senior levels it often decides the offer and the level. Twelve modules show how these interviews are scored, how to shape an answer, how to build a small bank of true stories that covers most questions, and what changes at senior and staff level. Each one has an animation of what the interviewer is listening for, a tool to work on your own answer, and an invented model answer you can pull apart.

New to behavioural rounds? Start here → The question bank The 4-week roadmap
The whole track is liveAll 12 modules, the question bank and the review deck are ready.

What this track covers

Coding and design rounds test what you can do in 45 minutes. The behavioural round tests what you have done over years: how you own problems, work with people who disagree, recover from mistakes and lead without authority. Interviewers can't watch you do that, so they listen for evidence in your stories.

RoundWhat it measuresWhat wins it
CodingProblem solving under time pressureA clean, correct solution, explained as you go
System or low-level designJudgement about structure and trade-offsA design that fits the requirements, with its costs named
BehaviouralHow you have actually worked, and at what scopeSpecific, true stories where your own actions and their results are clear

How each module teaches

Every module has the same ten sections, so you always know where to look:

1–3 · Understand

The idea in plain words, an animation of what the interviewer hears and writes down, then a tool to work on your own answer.

4–5 · See the bar

What weak, good and strong answers sound like, and an invented model answer, annotated part by part.

6–10 · Keep it

A memory hook, common mistakes, a practice exercise with your own stories, a quiz, and where to go deeper.

The 12 modules

The 4-week roadmap

Thirty minutes a day, five days a week. Week 1 builds the method, weeks 2–3 fill your story bank against the core questions, and week 4 tunes it for the company and level you're aiming at. Say every answer out loud: a story you've only written down isn't ready.

WeekStudyOutput by Friday

Where to go next

Start here →

How the round works, what you need, the daily routine and the glossary.

Question bank →

The common questions, grouped by what they test, with the story each one wants.

Low-level design →

The other new track: object-oriented design and 15 classic problems in three languages.