Role match & gap analysis
ProSee where your resume proves what this role wants, and where it falls short.
Mock interviews · Practice by topic · Role prep
Practice the interview out loud. Get scored like a hiring manager would.
Answer real interview questions by voice or text. Smuker scores what you said and how you said it, then runs full mock interviews with follow-ups and a debrief.
No card required · Free plan available · Works for any role
See it score an answerBehavioral · 5-point rubric
“Describe a project where you realized the problem statement you were given was actually the wrong one. How did you figure that out?”
Yeah, so on one project we were asked to build a new dashboard for the sales team. We started building it and then realized it wasn’t really what they needed. We talked to some people and figured out the actual problem was different…
Relevance4
Clarity5
Evidence2
Impact3
Differentiation2
3overall /10
Coaching: The biggest fix is specificity: name the original dashboard request, the actual evidence that surfaced the real problem, and the design you built instead.
Real answers, scored by the same rubric you get in Practice by Topic.
980+real interview questions
3 tracksbehavioral, recruiter screen, entry level
Voice or textevery answer, every mode
Never inventedbuilt from your real career
Three ways to practice. Pick where you are.
Start with zero setup, go deep on one job, or sit a full mock interview. Each one is scored on what matters for that kind of practice.
Practice by Topic
FreeNo resume, no job description. Pick from 980+ behavioral, recruiter-screen and entry-level questions, including 27 college majors. Answer by typing or out loud.
Scored on
RelevanceClarityEvidenceImpactDifferentiation
Practice by Role
Free · 5 a dayAdd your resume and the job description. Questions target this role’s requirements, and model answers are built from your own stories.
Scored on
SituationTaskActionResult
Mock Interview
ProA spoken interview. The interviewer reads each question aloud, listens, asks a follow-up when your answer invites one, then debriefs the whole session. Run it on topic questions or on a saved job.
WarmNeutralExecutiveChallengingSurprise me
Scored on
A hire lean for the session, every answer’s content, and how composed you sounded
The mock debrief
Hear how you actually come across.
Every spoken answer is measured, not guessed: pace, filler words, pauses, false starts and hedging. The debrief rolls that into one composure score and shows you the exact moment you lost the room.
- Strongest and weakest momentQuoted from your own answer, with what to change
- Where you stalledEvery long pause, pinned to the word it happened on
- Since your last mockWhat improved, what's still lagging, and what the interviewer checks next time
The application toolkit
Everything between the application and the offer
Save a job and Smuker builds a workspace around that one role, and takes you through it step by step:
- 1
See how well you fit
A role-match score and a gap analysis against this job's requirements.
- 2
Tailor your resume
Line-by-line edits, an ATS and recruiter check, and a full rewrite.
- 3
Apply with confidence
A cover letter, answers to the application form, and a company brief.
- 4
Practice for this interview
Questions built from this job, mock interviews, and a game-day cheat sheet.
Tailored resume
Pro · PremiumLine-by-line tailoring on Pro. A full AI rewrite as a Word file on Premium.
ATS & recruiter check
PremiumTwo scores: will the software parse it, and will a recruiter keep reading.
Cover letter
PremiumA letter in your voice, built from your real experience and this posting.
Company brief & pay
PremiumNews, culture and leadership, plus the posted pay range next to a market estimate.
Cheat sheet & your questions
PremiumA two-page game-day sheet, plus sharp questions to ask the panel.
Interview Pack
Walk in with everything, in one PDF.
Your Story Bank, gap analysis, tailored resume, cover letter, practice answers and questions to ask. Yours to keep, even on the one-time Sprint.
Story Bank Tailored resume Cover letter Practice Q&A Gap analysis Questions to ask
From first question to interview-ready
1
Start with one question
No setup. Pick a question, answer by voice or text, and see exactly what to fix.
2
Add your resume and the job
Smuker finds the stories in your career, maps them to what this employer asks for, and practices you on the gaps.
3
Run the mock. Walk in ready.
Sit a spoken mock for that role, fix what the debrief flags, and take your Interview Pack with you.
Our promise
Prep, not deception.
Some tools whisper answers in your ear during the call. Others invent metrics to pad your resume. Smuker does neither. Everything is built from your real career, so everything you say holds up under a follow-up question.
Who built it
Built from both sides of the table.
Smuker was built by an enterprise technology leader with 26 years of hiring, interviewing and being interviewed. It started as the method he used for his own senior leadership interviews.
Read our story →Simple pricing. Start free.
Founding price: subscribe now and your rate holds for as long as you stay subscribed.
Free
$0
No card required
- Practice by Topic: 5 a day, 2 fully scored
- 5 role questions a day, model answers from your resume
- 2 coached answers a day, voice included
- Save up to 2 jobs
- 7-day practice history
7-day free trial
Pro
$9.99 /month
For an active job search
- Spoken mock interviews with a debrief
- Unlimited practice and coaching
- Role match, gap analysis, resume tailoring
- Story Bank and application tracker
- Interviewer follow-ups on topic questions
Premium
$24.99 /month
or $249/year
- Everything in Pro
- ATS Boost and AI resume rewrite
- Cover letters and company briefs with pay
- Self-introduction coaching and cheat sheet
- Interview Pack PDF and LinkedIn Optimizer
Interview Sprint
$29.99 once
One interview on the calendar?
- Everything in Premium, for 30 days
- One payment, no subscription
- Mock interviews for that role
- Interview Pack yours to keep
- Nothing to cancel
Questions, answered
Is Smuker really free?+
Yes. The Free plan needs no card. You get 5 Practice by Topic questions a day with 2 fully scored, role practice with model answers built from your own resume, and 2 coached answers a day with voice delivery feedback. Paid plans add mock interviews, unlimited coaching and the resume tools.
Why not just use ChatGPT or another AI chatbot to prep?+
You can, if you're willing to do the setup every time. A general chatbot only works with what you paste in: your resume, the job description and instructions for what you want, repeated in each conversation, and then you still have to check it didn't invent a number or drift off the role. Smuker keeps all of that for you. Your resume, your STAR stories and each saved job's gap analysis stay connected, so your tailored resume, cover letter, practice questions and mock interviews build on the same facts, across every job and every resume you keep. There's no prompting: one click runs a gap analysis, an ATS check or a mock interview, and every answer is scored on the same rubric, so you can see yourself improve from one session to the next.
Can I practice without uploading a resume?+
Yes. Practice by Topic has 980+ behavioral, recruiter-screen and entry-level questions, with no resume or job description needed. Upload a resume later to get model answers built from your own experience and practice aimed at a specific job.
What happens in a mock interview?+
On Pro and above, you pick up to four behavioral or recruiter-screen questions, or run the mock on a job you've saved so the questions come from that role's requirements. Choose the interviewer's voice and style. The interviewer reads each question aloud, listens to your spoken answer, and asks a follow-up when your answer invites one. At the end you get one debrief: a hire lean, a score for each answer, how composed you sounded, and what to fix before the next one.
How are my answers scored?+
It depends on how you practice. Practice by Topic uses a 5-point rubric: Relevance, Clarity, Evidence, Impact and Differentiation. Practice by Role scores each part of the STAR structure (Situation, Task, Action and Result) against the job. When you answer out loud, Smuker also measures your delivery from the recording itself: pace, filler words, long pauses, false starts and hedging. In a mock interview those roll up into one composure score.
Will Smuker make up achievements to make me look better?+
Never. Every story, resume edit and cover-letter line is built from what's already in your resume and the details you give us. Smuker doesn't invent metrics or experience. Padded numbers are exactly what a background check or one follow-up question exposes, so everything you walk in with is something you can defend.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Yes. Cancel or switch plans from your billing page in a couple of clicks, and you keep access until the end of the current period. Or skip subscriptions with the one-time Interview Sprint. Step-by-step guides are in the Help center.