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Naomi's Experience of Private Coaching in the AYCI Academy

25 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this first‑person testimonial, Naomi explains how she used a week of "pocket coaching" with Becky from the AYCI Academy to prepare for a substantive interview when no cohort was available. While on holiday, she recorded herself answering practice questions, sent the videos to Becky, and asked for surprise questions to keep her on her toes. Becky also conducted two 30‑minute mock‑interview calls. Naomi says the coaching forced her to practice, helped her move beyond generic questions, improved the structure and self‑presentation of her answers, and ultimately showcased her achievements more effectively. She concludes by strongly recommending the service as a worthwhile investment.

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I, I couldn't join a cohort for my substantive interview. There wasn't one running, so I did the pocket coaching with Becky for a week before, which I'm, I'm glad I did because again, it kind of forced me to practice. I was on holiday, so I probably wouldn't have done any practice otherwise if I didn't have that kind of, you know, thinking, well, I've got somebody, you know, there for me, so I may as well make the most of it. I just tried to kind of think of practice questions and then would video myself and send them to her. As I said, I was on holiday at the beginning of it, so I hadn't really— up until that point, I hadn't done any, any more interview prep after the last interview, so So it kind of just got me in the zone. And then I realized that I was kind of giving myself quite easy ones. So I was thinking about questions, but I was maybe thinking about more kind of standard ones. So then I'd say to her, oh, you know, can you just send me some questions to, to answer? So, you know, it's a bit more kind of putting you on the spot rather than me thinking about, right, I'm going to answer, you know, what's my weakness, and I've practiced it. Yeah. And then I had 2 30-minute calls with her, which we just ran as kind of mock interviews. I really recommend it. I think it's money well spent, a really great way to kind of know, you know, how to structure your answers, how to show who you are, how to kind of showcase all the things that you've done. So yeah, I recommend it.