Praised in practice, frozen for real
You practice interviews with AI ten times, and get praised every time. At the real interview, the interviewer is cold and fires questions at you, and you freeze.
TRAP 1
AI is too easygoing
Trap one: AI role-play is usually too easygoing. It's trained to be polite, so even a "difficult" customer is much softer than in real life.
TRAP 2
Real life has more
Trap two: a simulation is just a simple version of real life. It leaves out a lot, like a shaky voice, noise and time pressure.
TRAP 3
AI can make things up
Trap three: AI can make things up. The numbers in a budget simulation, or the procedure in a branching scenario, may not match reality.
DEBRIEF
Review after every practice
The fix: ask for real difficulty, and always do a debrief, a review after practice: where did I go wrong, and what will I do differently next time?
REAL PEOPLE
Simulation is a stepping stone
And before the real thing, practice with a real person too. Simulations help you prepare, but they can't replace the real thing.
RECAP
The whole series in one picture
The whole series: practice without fear of mistakes, virtual labs, role-play, branching scenarios, homemade simulations, and how to avoid the traps.
This article is based on the video Simulation traps and how to avoid them from the Mark học AI channel. Watch the video (in Vietnamese) to see the animations.