How should you prepare for a job interview?
Short answer: 20 items, from A glass of water requested if your mouth goes dry through to thank-you email drafted in your head for right after. The complete Job Interview checklist is written out below — and the exact same 20 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Job Interview checklist — all 20 items
- A glass of water requested if your mouth goes dry
- Backup copy of CV emailed to yourself in case printing fails
- Breath mints, not gum
- Company research — recent news, mission, competitors
- Confirmation of the interview format — in person, phone, or video link
- Contact number for the interviewer in case you're running late
- Directions checked the night before, not on the day
- ID if the building requires sign-in
- Interviewer's name confirmed and pronounced correctly
- List of your own achievements with numbers attached, rehearsed
- Note of your own salary expectations, thought through beforehand
- Outfit ironed and laid out the night before
- Parking sorted or public transport timed with buffer
- Pen and notepad
- Phone on silent before you walk in
- Portfolio or work samples if relevant
- Printed copies of your CV
- Questions prepared to ask them
- References list with current phone numbers
- Thank-you email drafted in your head for right after
Interviews are won in the preparation and lost in the logistics. Candidates rehearse answers for a week, then arrive flustered from parking chaos, carrying no copies of the CV, unable to remember the interviewer's surname at reception. The last mile undoes the homework.
This checklist covers both halves: research on the company and your questions for them, printed CVs and references, the outfit tried on in advance, the route and parking rehearsed, referee heads-ups, and the follow-up note queued for the day after. Walk in early, equipped and calm — half the field won't be.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "printed CV copies" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
How should you prepare for a job interview?
You need 20 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from A glass of water requested if your mouth goes dry through to thank-you email drafted in your head for right after — and the same 20 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=job%20interview opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Job Interview list (20 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.