Introducing The Career Storytelling Expert GPT | #86
Struggling to make your CV stand out? Applying for a new role or switching careers? Need mock interview practice tailored to your experience? Look no more!
UPDATED - Feb 1st 2026 with more details and usage examples
Struggling to make your CV stand out?
Applying for a new role or switching careers?
Need mock interview practice tailored to your experience?
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past year explaining to people how to tell their career story - from how they present themselves on a CV to how they communicate impact in interviews.
After writing about storytelling in CVs (#70) and using AI for mock interviews (#79) - two of my most popular posts - I finally managed to merge both ideas into something actionable.
Presenting to you, The Career Storytelling Expert.
→🔗Link to the GPT in the GPT Store 🔗 ←
Big thanks to James Conway, who sent me a version of custom instructions he created inspired by my storytelling blog. That sparked the idea of turning this into a structured GPT, guiding people step by step through refining their CVs and preparing for interviews - with storytelling at the core.
What Does It Do?
The Career Storytelling Expert has two core functions:
1. CV Refinement:
Helps you craft a narrative-driven CV that tells your career story
Asks guided questions about role transitions, impact, and career growth
Can tailor your experience to specific job descriptions
Focuses on the “why” behind your career moves, not just the “what”
2. Mock Interview Practice:
Acts as a hiring manager and runs realistic mock interviews
Tailors questions to your CV and target role
Gives constructive feedback after every answer
Suggests refined versions of your responses
Adapts follow-up questions based on what you actually said
The Key to Effective Practice: Use Voice-to-Text
Since launching this GPT, I’ve had some really good feedback from people using it for interview prep. But the one thing that makes the biggest difference is this:
Use voice-to-text to answer the questions.
When you practice interview answers by typing them out, you’re rehearsing a version of yourself that won’t show up on the day. You restructure, polish, and trim the rambling without even realising it. But in a real interview, that filter isn’t there. What comes out is the raw, verbal version - and that’s what the interviewer is actually evaluating.
Not the live voice mode - the microphone button (circled above) to dictate your answers. This way, the GPT gets your real verbal response - the same version the interviewer is going to hear. And it coaches you on that, not on some polished answer you’d never actually say out loud.
How to Get the Most Out of It
Two critical tips for realistic interview practice:
Use voice-to-text to answer questions (not typing)
Captures your actual verbal delivery
Reveals patterns, filler words, and structure issues
Matches what the interviewer will actually hear
Upload your CV before starting
In a real interview, the hiring manager has it in front of them
Giving the GPT this same context = more realistic, tailored questions
Questions will be specific to your experience and target role
Real(ish) Example: Support Engineer → Product Manager
To demonstrate how it works, I ran a mock interview as a Support Engineer looking to move into Product Management. I didn’t have AI when I made the transition to product (more on that here - How to Become a Product Manager (#94)) but this is how I would use the GPT if I was making that move today.
The GPT picked up on strengths in my answer, coached me on tone, and when I pushed back on its feedback, it offered three different ways to reframe my response. This kind of adaptive, nuanced coaching is what makes it valuable for interview prep.
Who Is This For?
Whether you’re:
Navigating redundancy (I went through it myself almost exactly 2 years ago at time of update - it’s rough, I know)
Making a career switch (like the Support Engineer → PM example above)
Just want to sharpen how you tell your story in interviews
This tool is built for that.
Try It Out
Give it a try and let me know what you think!
I would love to hear feedback from anyone using it for job applications, career changes, or interview prep, and hear of any tweaks you’d like to see.
→🔗Access The Career Storytelling Expert GPT 🔗 ←
