Introduction
Interviews Hero is a powerful macOS application designed to be your AI-powered companion for technical interviews. This guide will help you understand and make the most of its features.
System Requirements
- macOS 13.0 or later
- Built-in microphone and speakers for audio features
- Internet connection for real-time AI assistance
Session Management
Interview sessions are the core organizational unit in Interviews Hero. Each interview preparation or practice should be conducted within a session.
Creating a New Session
Features:
- Select interview type (Problem Solving, System Design, or Behavioral)
- Credit system integration
- Customizable session settings
- Interview mode selection
Usage:
- Click 'New Session' button
- Choose interview type
- Confirm credit deduction
- Start your interview preparation
Specifications:
- Automatic session naming
- Real-time credit balance update
- Session type validation
- Instant session initialization

Session History & Recap
Features:
- Complete interview history
- Detailed conversation logs
- AI-powered performance analysis
Usage:
- Access session history from dashboard
- Select specific session to review
- Generate AI recap for comprehensive feedback
- Export session records if needed

Core Features
AI-Powered Interview Assistant
Features:
- Real-time Problem Solving
- Step-by-step explanations
- Complexity analysis
- Multiple solution approaches
Usage:
- Select 'Problem Solving' mode
- Type or paste your coding question
- Get real-time AI-generated solutions and explanations

Screenshot Analysis
Features:
- Full Screen: ⌘ + ⇧ + X
- Selected Area: ⌘ + ⇧ + S
Usage:
- Use keyboard shortcuts to capture screen
- AI automatically analyzes content
- Receive instant insights and suggestions

System Design Interview Mode
Features:
- Auto-generated PlantUML architecture diagrams
- Step-by-step system analysis
- Performance bottleneck identification
- Scalability recommendations

Real-Time Conversation Assistant
Features:
- Live audio processing
- Instant response generation
- Context-aware suggestions
Specifications:
- Auto-answer feature: Automatically captures and responds to the last question in the conversation when clicking the answer button
- Internal microphone only

Behavioral Question Assistant
Features:
- Resume and cover letter analysis
- Personalized response generation
- Real-time interview response assistance
- Context-aware answer suggestions
Usage:
- Upload your resume and/or cover letter
- Add additional personal information and experiences
- During interview, AI automatically transcribes questions
- Get real-time personalized response suggestions based on your background
- You can also update your information in the settings
Specifications:
- Supports PDF and Word document formats
- Secure document processing and storage
- Integration with real-time transcription
- Personalized response matching with your experience

Interview Mode
Features:
- The Application window will always be invisible via most of the screen sharing apps like Zoom, Google Meet, etc.
- Semi-transparent window overlay
- Always-on-top window positioning
- Quick toggle with keyboard shortcut
- Adjustable transparency level
Usage:
- Click the Interview Mode button or use shortcut to enable
- Window becomes semi-transparent and stays on top
- Adjust transparency as needed
- Access all features while maintaining visibility of other applications
Specifications:
- Customizable transparency (30% - 90%) via settings

Additional Custom System Prompts
Features:
- Customize AI response behavior
- Add specific requirements to AI answers
- Multiple prompt templates for different scenarios
- Real-time prompt adjustment
Usage:
- Access Settings > Additional Custom System Prompts
- Add your specific requirements
- AI will follow these prompts in future responses
Specifications:
- Supports multiple prompt categories (Problem Solving, System Design, Behavioral)
- Persistent prompt storage

Subscription Plans & Credits
Interviews Hero offers three subscription tiers to suit different needs. Each plan comes with monthly credits and specific features.
Bronze Monthly
Features:
- 100 credits every month
- 25 credits per session
- Basic AI model
- Audio input to answer
Silver Monthly
Features:
- 200 credits every month
- 23 credits per session
- Advanced AI model (more accurate results)
- Audio input to answer
- Interview Mode
- Suggestions after each chat
- Session History
Gold Monthly
Features:
- 300 credits every month
- 20 credits per session
- Ultimate AI model (most accurate result)
- Audio input to answer (more powerful transcriber)
- Interview Mode
- Suggestions after each chat
- Session History
- Summary and recap after each interview