Role and company preparation
Paste a job description or company link to receive a brief covering the company, business model, recent news, team context, and interview talking points.
Toby
Toby is an AI mock interviewer for role-specific practice, spoken browser interviews, and scored feedback—ideal for graduates, career changers, and job candidates.
AI mock interview practice
Toby is an AI mock interviewer for people preparing for job interviews. It uses a job description or company link to prepare role-specific interview material, then conducts a spoken practice interview in a browser-based call modeled on familiar video meeting layouts.
Users can select an interview round, choose Real or Coach mode, and practice for 10, 20, or 30 minutes. Afterward, Toby provides a structured debrief covering answer quality, role competencies, speaking patterns, and the full transcript, helping candidates identify specific improvements before the real interview.
Features
Interview-process mapping
Toby maps likely interview rounds and the competencies they assess, with questions tagged by competency and difficulty and marked when reported by real candidates.
Realistic interview sessions
Practice recruiter screens, hiring-manager interviews, case studies, or values and behavioural rounds in a browser call styled like Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom.
Real and Coach modes
Choose Real mode for an uninterrupted run-through or Coach mode for feedback after each answer and an opportunity to retry.
Scored debriefs
Review an overall score, competency ratings, speaking pace, talk time, filler words, answer length, transcript, and answer-level recommendations.
Browser-based and local recording
Use the practice call with the camera on or off; recordings stay in the browser and are not uploaded, according to Toby's FAQ.
Use cases
Preparing for a specific vacancy
Paste the vacancy details to rehearse questions tied to the responsibilities, competencies, and likely stages of a specific role before the interview day.
Researching an employer
Use the company brief to review its business model, recent news, team context, and potential talking points before a company-focused conversation.
Rehearsing under realistic conditions
Run an uninterrupted Real-mode session to simulate interview pressure, then use the debrief to review answer structure, pacing, filler words, and measurable impact.
Improving behavioural answers
Choose Coach mode when learning or refining an answer: receive a short note after speaking, retry it, and build more specific behavioural or STAR-style responses.
Adding preparation guidance to job postings
Use the recruiter badge on a job ad or careers page to direct candidates to Toby's preparation flow; the badge is free for recruiters and does not require an account or tracking code.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Produces preparation based on a specific company and role rather than only generic interview questions.
- Supports multiple interview rounds, including recruiter, hiring-manager, case, values, and behavioural formats.
- Offers both uninterrupted simulation and coached retries, allowing users to choose between realism and immediate practice feedback.
- Provides detailed post-session evidence, including competency scores, delivery statistics, transcript, and answer-level recommendations.
- Runs in a browser without installation and supports camera-on or camera-off practice.
Cons
- The product requires a microphone and an up-to-date browser; a quiet room and headphones are recommended.
- The first five minutes are free, after which usage is pay-per-minute through prepaid minute packs rather than a free unlimited tier.
- Toby is intended for preparation and is not permitted for live assistance during a real interview or assessment.
FAQ
How does Toby work?
Paste a job description or company link. Toby prepares a role-specific brief and likely questions, then lets you choose an interview round, mode, and session length before joining a browser-based practice call.
What do I need to use Toby?
No installation is required. Toby runs in a browser on a laptop, tablet, or phone with an up-to-date browser and microphone. A quiet room and headphones are recommended for practice.
What is the difference between Real mode and Coach mode?
Real mode runs the interview without interruption and provides a full debrief afterward. Coach mode gives brief feedback after each answer and allows a retry; feedback appears after you finish speaking.
What feedback does Toby provide?
The debrief includes an overall score out of 100, competency scores from 1 to 5 with supporting quotes, delivery statistics, a full transcript, and answer-by-answer notes on strengths, improvements, and a stronger version based only on what you said.
How is Toby priced?
The first five minutes of a call are free. After that, Toby charges £0.50 per minute through prepaid minute packs, with no subscription. Minutes last six months; prices are in GBP and VAT may apply.
Quick Facts
- Category
- AI interview preparation
- Platform
- Web browser
- Primary users
- Job candidates, including graduates, career changers, and experienced applicants
- Practice formats
- Recruiter, hiring manager, case, values, and behavioural interviews
- Session lengths
- 10, 20, or 30 minutes
- Pricing model
- First five minutes free; then £0.50 per minute via prepaid packs
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