The interview questions, practised out loud before the real one.
The first call, questions about past experience, the awkward questions, the offer. People preparing for an interview practise them out loud with the AI-Trainer, which asks the questions, and read their Feedback after every Simulation.
Five ready-made Situations, from the first call to the offer
The AI-Trainer asks the questions and asks for more when an answer stays vague
After every Simulation, Feedback on five observable criteria
Arenia currently runs in Italian: Situations, the AI-Trainer's voice and the Feedback are in Italian.
Simulation FeedbackStays calm under pressureone of the five criteria of “The awkward questions” · illustrative example
Five ready-made Situations, from the call to the offer
Pick one: who is on the other side, what you have to obtain, which criteria the Feedback covers.
Ready-made SituationJob interview preparation
The first screening call
In Arenia: «La prima telefonata di selezione»
The AI-TrainerRecruiter at a services company: friendly but quick, she has many candidates to hear and notices when an answer goes round in circles.
The person practisingIntroduce yourself briefly, link your background to the role, give a sensible salary indication and ask how the selection continues.
The five Feedback criteria · 1–5 scale · in Italian in the product
Introduces themselves clearly and brieflySi presenta in modo chiaro e breve
Links their experience to the roleCollega la propria esperienza al ruolo
Explains the move in positive termsSpiega il cambiamento in positivo
Handles the salary questionGestisce la domanda economica
Closes with questions and next stepsChiude con domande e passi successivi
The AI-TrainerManaging director, at the final interview: short of time, he asks awkward questions, including about the months between two jobs.
The person practisingStay calm, name a real weak point, explain the delicate parts of your career and say what you bring that is different, without discrediting anyone.
The five Feedback criteria · 1–5 scale · in Italian in the product
Stays calm under pressureMantiene la calma sotto pressione
Names a real weak pointNomina un punto debole vero
Explains delicate points honestly and brieflySpiega i punti delicati con onestà e brevità
Explains what they bring that is differentSpiega che cosa porta di diverso
Does not speak badly of anyoneNon parla male di nessuno
The AI-TrainerHR manager: she calls you with the offer after three interviews and defends the figure on the table.
The person practisingShow interest, justify your request with your value, put several elements on the table together and close with a clear agreement, without ultimatums.
The five Feedback criteria · 1–5 scale · in Italian in the product
Shows interest before negotiatingMostra interesse prima di trattare
Justifies the request with valueMotiva la richiesta con il valore
Explores the other side's constraintsEsplora i vincoli dell'altra parte
Negotiates several elements togetherTratta più elementi insieme
Holds their ground politely and closes clearlyTiene il punto con garbo e chiude con chiarezza
As soon as the Simulation ends, the person practising reads their Feedback.
Five criteria on a 1–5 scale and a pointer for the next attempt.
All the Feedback stays in their Individual Sheet, dated.
It describes behaviours in a Situation: it is not a judgement of the person.
Simulation Feedbackillustrative example
Situation · The awkward questions
Stays calm under pressure4/5
Names a real weak point2/5
Explains delicate points honestly and briefly3/5
Explains what they bring that is different3/5
Does not speak badly of anyone4/5
For the next Simulation: when you are asked about your weak point, name a real one and say what you are doing to improve it. One sentence is enough, then stop.
How it works, in practice
Choose or create the Situation
A ready-made Situation, or yours: from a website or a PDF.
The candidate talks out loud with the AI-Trainer
From their own login, whenever they need to, in Italian. The AI-Trainer asks the questions, like a recruiter.
Read the Feedback, and try again
Five criteria and a pointer. Try again until the conversation holds.
Only the microphone, never the camera. The other party is declared as artificial intelligence. Arenia does not keep audio or video recordings of the Simulation.
The real interview cannot be repeated.
The practice one can: the same awkward question, until the answer holds. With no job to lose.
What it trains well, and what it does not
Arenia does not replace the trainer: it amplifies practice and makes it visible.
Works well
Answering with a real episodeWhen, what you did, how it ended: either you tell it like that, or you stay vague.
Handling the awkward questionThe weak point, the months between two jobs, someone with more experience: answering without stiffening up.
Talking about payGiving a sensible indication and negotiating the offer, without giving in straight away and without ultimatums.
Not the right place
The recruiter's seatIn the ready-made Situations you practise as the candidate: the questions always come from the AI-Trainer.
Body languageThe Feedback is written on the text of the conversation: eye contact, posture and presence are left out.
A judgement of the personThe Feedback describes behaviours in a Situation: it does not say whether the person is right for a role, nor how the real interview will go.
You can start today, in four steps
From the trial to your people's first Simulation, without waiting for anyone.
Try it free
5 Simulations out loud, each followed by your Feedback. All you need is your email.
The AI-Trainer, which plays the person doing the selecting: the recruiter on the phone, the future manager, the managing director, the HR manager presenting the offer. It asks one question at a time, asks for more when an answer stays vague and gives no judgement during the interview. The Feedback comes afterwards.
For those who prepare people for an interview: an outplacement or redeployment programme, an internal interview for a new role, young people entering work for the first time. If you sell career guidance or job preparation, as a careers service or a school, see the pricing for training providers.
Yes, that is the point. The Situations describe the role and the company, without names; the facts of the career are those of the person practising. For a specific role there is the Situation on your own case, starting from the job advert.
The person practising, in their Individual Sheet. A company buying for itself manages who practises but does not read the Individual Sheets. If the practice comes through a training provider, the trainer reads them in the Trainer Area and the client receives the Class Sheet, without names. The Feedback is not used to compare people or for personnel decisions.
Yes. The free trial is 5 Simulations out loud with the AI-Trainer, each followed by your Feedback; all you need is your email: try it free (page in Italian). After purchase you also find the five interview Situations.
Other areas
The same way of practising, on other conversations.
The free trial is 5 Simulations out loud with the AI-Trainer, each followed by your Feedback: all you need is your email. After purchase you also find the five interview Situations, plus the one on your own case.
