Prepme - AI Powered Interview Kit
This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle What I Built PrepMe builds an interview prep kit from a real job posting. You paste the job description, and it pulls out the requirements, writes interview questions based on them, makes flashcards, and creates a 5-day study plan. Most interview prep is too generic. You end up practicing random LeetCode…
PrepMe is an AI-powered interview preparation tool that turns real job postings into a structured study kit. By pasting a job description, the platform extracts key requirements, generates relevant interview questions, creates flashcards, and builds a five-day study plan tailored to the skills listed in the posting. The primary goal is to provide more targeted preparation than generic LeetCode problem sets that many candidates engage with.
The service caters to job seekers preparing for multiple interviews, career coaches helping their clients, and recent bootcamp graduates who need a structured study approach. PrepMe offers a free tier that runs a local model using Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B via Ollama, while a Pro plan costs $19 per month and a Coach plan costs $49 per month. Both offer faster generation and additional features like bulk generation and white-label exports.
Developed by an open-source contributor, PrepMe leverages Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B running locally through Ollama, ensuring privacy and offline access. The platform navigates the challenges of loading JavaScript-heavy job boards by using Playwright to render the pages first. It validates the output with Zod schemas and employs a fallback generation mechanism to handle any gaps in the model's responses.
The user experience includes a practice mode with a 60-second timer, a 5-day study schedule with a focus on more challenging topics, and a simple HTTP interface for easy integration. The technology stack comprises Express and TypeScript for the backend, Next.js and Tailwind CSS for the frontend, and MongoDB for data storage.
While the tool demonstrates promise, there are still areas for improvement. Some generated questions remain somewhat generic, and deeper dives into certain requirements are lacking. The creator is actively refining the prompts and repair processes to enhance the quality of the interview questions. Despite these challenges, early user feedback suggests that PrepMe offers a valuable alternative to the typical grind of LeetCode problems, providing more relevant and specific preparation.
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