Getting live AI hints during your real interview

Before you can use JobLander, you need to sign in and set up your initial preferences.

• For the best experience, click the puzzle piece icon in Chrome and pin JobLander to your toolbar for easy access.
• Click the JobLander icon in your toolbar.
• You will see the "Welcome to JobLander!" screen.
• Set your preferred language and the Job Position you are applying for.
• Click "Continue with Google" to securely access your account.

When your interview is about to start, it's time to bring the AI into the room.

• Open the browser tab where your interview will take place (e.g., Google Meet or Zoom web client).
• Click the JobLander extension icon again.
• Click the toggle labeled "Show JobLander Insights".
• A floating window will appear directly inside your meeting tab. It's fully draggable, so place it near your webcam!

JobLander needs to hear both you and the interviewer to provide accurate hints.

• Look at the top right of the floating widget. You will see two small status indicator dots representing your Microphone and the Meeting's Tab Audio.
• Connecting (Yellow): When you start the widget, JobLander attempts to connect to both audio sources. The dots will turn yellow. Say something (e.g., "I am well-prepared, confident, and ready for this conversation") to check the mic.
• Active (Green): When everything is working perfectly and the AI is processing the audio, both dots will turn green.
• Note on Microphone Permissions: If your browser pops up a prompt asking for Microphone access, you must click "Allow" for the left dot to turn green.

Don't panic if things get quiet.

• If the meeting hasn't started yet, or there is no audio on the page, you might see a red warning popup saying: "Audio not detected in the tab."
• This is completely normal if the room is quiet. JobLander will automatically check again in 1.5 minutes and resume as soon as the interviewer speaks.

The magic happens automatically.

• The floating widget will initially display the text: "Waiting for question..."
• As your interviewer speaks, JobLander captures the audio and sends it to the AI.
• Within seconds, a green "autoupdate on" badge will appear, and the widget will scroll down to reveal a card.
• The card will show the transcribed question at the top, followed by a bulleted list of short, actionable hints.

You control the pace of the hints.

• If you need more time to read a specific hint, simply hover your pointer over the extension widget.
• The top badge will turn red and say "autoupdate paused on hover", and the text will stop scrolling.
• If the AI generates new hints while you are paused, a "new hint ready" notification will appear at the bottom.
• Just move your pointer away from the widget, and it will immediately scroll to the newest hints.