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Criterion
The AI interview coach that shows its work

Practice the interview.
See exactly how you're scored.
Then argue with it.

Most interview tools hand you a number. Criterion shows you the exact words behind every score — and if you disagree, you can challenge it and watch it re-evaluate, live.

~25 min · Senior PM and 6 other roles · no sign-up in this prototype

How it works

1

Answer real questions

A live interviewer adapts to what you say — typed or spoken. No trick questions, no hidden rules.

2

See the standard

Every score links to the exact words you said that earned it. Nothing is scored against something you can't see.

3

Challenge the score

Disagree? Make your case and watch the score re-evaluate in the open — up, down, hold, or sent for human review.

This is the whole idea — try it

A score you can talk back to

Here's a real score from a practice interview. You think it's too low. Challenge it.

Handling ambiguity
Confidence Medium · weight 15%
5/10
Re-evaluating against the transcript & rubric…
Reviewing your case
Re-reading the transcript for missed evidence

Roughly 1 in 4 challenges hold or lower the score — it's a real re-evaluation, not a rubber stamp. Reset demo

Every point traces to a quote

No black-box numbers. Click any score to read the words behind it.

Honest about uncertainty

Low confidence means "show me more," not "you failed."

Knows when to defer

When evidence can't settle it, it asks for human review instead of faking certainty.

Criterion
1Set up
2Interview
3Score
4Debrief

Let's set up your interview

Two quick choices, then you're in. You can change anything later.

1 · Pick a role

Senior PM

Behavioural + product sense

Software Engineer

Behavioural + system design

Product Designer

Craft + critique

2 · How do you want to practice?

Video call

Like a real remote interview. Camera optional.

Voice

Speak your answers, no camera.

Chat

Type at your own pace. Calm, low-pressure.

Video is for practising presence and nerves — you're scored on what you say, never how you look or sound.

3 · What we'll look for

Adds up to 100%

This is the entire basis for your score — shown before you start, not after. Tweak the weights if a real interview would emphasise things differently.

Product sense
"Frames the problem before the solution"
%
Structured thinking
"Answer has a spine you can follow"
%
Communication
"Clear, concise, no jargon-as-armour"
%
Handling ambiguity
"Moves forward without full information"
%
Self-awareness
"Names the tradeoffs and the risks"
%
Ready when you are

Practising as Maya Osei

5–7 questions · ~25 min · the first is fixed, the rest adapt to your answers.

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Set up
2Interview
3Score
4Debrief

Question 3 of 6 · Behavioural

A time you shipped something that failed

Recording 0:18
REC 0:18 Live · adaptive interviewer
Alex · Interviewer
Alex · Interviewer▍
MO
Camera off
You
You're scored on what you say — not how you look or sound.

Your camera stays on your device — nothing is uploaded in this prototype. Delivery notes (pace, filler words) are available as opt-in coaching and never touch your score.

Delivery notes Optional · never scored
Practise presence and nerves. Coaching cues from your camera — separate from the rubric, never part of your score.
Speaking pace
142 wpm
Comfortable, easy to follow.
Filler words
6 · "um", "like"
A touch high — a beat of silence beats a filler.
Eye contact
78%
Steady. You looked away mainly while thinking.

Stays on your device · not added to the transcript · never shown to a reviewer or counted in any criterion.

Transcript — every word here is what you're scored on
Interviewer
You mentioned the launch missed its adoption target. Walk me through the moment you realised it wasn't working — what did you see, and what did you do first?
Maya Osei
You · transcribed live
"So about two weeks in, activation was flat. My first instinct was to blame onboarding, but the drop-off was actually after the aha moment, so I…"
Criterion is evaluating your answer…
Checking the score against your exact words
Matching this answer to: Handling ambiguity, Self-awareness

It names what it's checking instead of hiding behind a spinner. ~3 sec.

Interviewer · follow-up
Adaptive

You said "blame onboarding," then corrected yourself with data. What did the post-aha drop-off tell you about the assumption the whole launch was built on?

Your live scorecard
filling in
6.8 provisional · 2 of 5 scored

It updates as you talk. You'll be able to challenge any of these at the end.

Product sense7.5
Structured thinking6.0
Communication8.0
Handling ambiguity5.0
Self-awareness—
scored provisional awaiting
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Interview
3Score
4Debrief

Your scorecard · Senior PM

6.7
out of 10
provisional · open to challenge

Disagree with any of these? Say so.

Every score below links to the exact words that earned it. If one feels wrong, challenge it — it'll re-evaluate right here, in the open.

Handling ambiguity
Confidence Medium · weight 15% · provisional
5.0

Why this score: you narrowed the scope, but didn't state the assumption you were making or what would change your mind. (1 quote · Q3)

Make your case
Matched too few answers I covered this elsewhere It misread me
Re-evaluating against the transcript, rubric & confidence threshold…
Reviewing your case & confidence signals
Re-reading Q5 for evidence that wasn't matched before
Deciding: revise up · down · hold · human review
Product sense
Confidence High · weight 30% · scored
7.5

Why this score: framed the problem before the solution and updated your diagnosis with data. (3 quotes · Q1, Q3, Q5)

Re-evaluating…
Structured thinking
Confidence Medium · weight 25% · provisional
6.0

Why this score: a clear spine early, but the close drifted from the structure you set up.

Re-evaluating…
Communication
Confidence High · weight 20% · scored
8.0

Why this score: concise, plain language, no jargon-as-armour. Your strongest signal.

Re-evaluating…
Self-awareness
Confidence Low · weight 10% · thin evidence
6.0

Why this score: you named tradeoffs when prompted, but rarely volunteered the risk in your own plan.

Re-evaluating…
Criterion
Set up
Interview
Score
4Debrief
Interview complete

Solid round. Here's your
one thing to work on.

Maya Osei · Senior PM · 24 min · 6 questions, 2 adaptive follow-ups · 2 scores challenged

The one thing to work on next

Volunteer the risk in your own plan

Your weakest area was Self-awareness — and it's the score that held when you challenged it. You named tradeoffs when prompted, but rarely before being asked. Next time, get ahead of it: "Here's where this could go wrong, and what I'd watch."

Final score

7.4

out of 10 · all scores firm & evidence-matched

Strongest signal

You updated your diagnosis with data in real time (Q3). That's the moment a strong interviewer remembers.

Full breakdown
tap to revisit any score
Product sense +0.58.0
Structured thinking7.0
Communication8.0
Handling ambiguity 5→77.0
Self-awarenessheld 66.0
What you challenged

The contest record travels with your score — a hiring panel can see what was disputed and how it resolved.