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\n $\"Learning$ \n

Portfolio Interview Simulator

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Practice defending one portfolio piece before a real hiring manager does.

Pick one eLearning module from your portfolio. Answer a few questions about it so the interviewer has context. Then get grilled with the questions ID hiring managers actually ask. When you're done, you'll get feedback on how you presented your work and where to tighten up.

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How this works

Fill out a short intake about one Storyline or Rise sample (about 5 minutes)
Answer 8 interview questions in a chat format (about 15 to 20 minutes)
Get a feedback report with a scorecard and 3 specific improvements
Save your report as a PDF to review later

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\n Heads up: the interviewer plays fair but pointed, the way real hiring managers do. Expect some pushback. That's the point. The more honest you are in the intake, the more useful the practice.\n

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Step 1 of 3

Tell the interviewer about your piece.

Answer honestly. The interviewer will use these answers to ask sharp, specific questions. Vague answers here mean generic questions later.

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The piece

Quick facts about the sample.

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\n What's this piece called?\n \n

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\n Tool used\n \n

\n Length (minutes)\n \n

\n Format\n \n

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The business context

This is where interviews get real. Weak business context is the fastest way to lose an interview.

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\n Who's the audience? Role, seniority, industry.\n

e.g., \"New account executives at a B2B SaaS company, 0 to 6 months on the job\"

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\n What business problem was this designed to solve?\n

Not the learning objective, the business problem. Ramp time? Compliance risk? Rework? Missed sales? Errors? What was hurting the business?

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\n Was this a real project or portfolio-only?\n

\n Real work project\n Real client project\n Portfolio-only (made up)\n

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\n How did (or would) you measure whether this worked?\n

Real measures: reduced ramp time, higher pass rate, fewer support tickets, better test scores, decreased errors. If you're guessing, say what you'd measure and how.

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Design choices

The interviewer will push hardest on the WHY. Be ready.

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\n Learning objectives (2 to 4)\n

Action verbs. What learners can do by the end.

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\n Why this format? Why eLearning instead of a job aid, video, ILT, or coaching?\n \n

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\n What are 2 to 3 design choices you're most proud of or most want to talk about?\n

Interactions, scenario branches, layouts, navigation choices, visual design decisions. Be specific.

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Process

Hiring managers care as much about how you work as what you built.

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\n How did you decide training was the right solution?\n

What did needs analysis look like? If this was portfolio-only, walk through what you'd have done.

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\n How did you work with SMEs (or simulate that for a portfolio piece)?\n \n

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\n If you rebuilt this today, what's ONE thing you'd change?\n \n

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Question 1 of 8

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\n Aim for 2 to 4 sentences. Specifics beat sweeping claims.\n \n

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Your session is saved as you go. Same computer and browser to come back.

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Your feedback report

Here's how you did.

An honest read on how you presented your work. The interviewer's job is to find the weak spots, so if some of this stings, that's the tool doing its job.

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Scorecard

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3 things to sharpen

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Overall

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The report opens in a new tab. If it doesn't, allow popups from this page and try again.

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