AI-POWERED VIDEO BASED INTERVIEW SYSTEM
AI-POWERED VIDEO BASED INTERVIEW SYSTEM
MockOraa - Your Empathetic AI Interview Coach
MockOraa - Your Empathetic AI Interview Coach
MockOraa - Your Empathetic AI Interview Coach
Role
Product Design Strategist/
UX Research Lead
Product Design Strategist/
UX Research Lead
What
Mobile App
Mobile App
Year
2025
2025
Project Overview
Project Overview
Most freshers and mid-level job seekers struggle with interview preparation due to generic AI tools that lack personalization, emotional intelligence, and role-specific practice.
Most freshers and mid-level job seekers struggle with interview preparation due to generic AI tools that lack personalization, emotional intelligence, and role-specific practice.
Most freshers and mid-level job seekers struggle with interview preparation due to generic AI tools that lack personalization, emotional intelligence, and role-specific practice.
Timeline
Timeline
From ideation, research, and testing to final design in 10 weeks, with the project selected among the top 3 at the hackathon.
From ideation, research, and testing to final design in 10 weeks, with the project selected among the top 3 at the hackathon.
From ideation, research, and testing to final design in 10 weeks, with the project selected among the top 3 at the hackathon.
My responsibilities
My responsibilities
Defined problem & scope
Done competitor Analysis
Done Primary research
Defined system flow
Conducted stakeholder interviews
Defined problem & scope
Done competitor Analysis
Done Primary research
Defined system flow
Conducted stakeholder interviews
Defined personas, User journey
Lo-fi → Hi-fi Design
GenAI Workflow Integration
Usability testing and Iterations
Defined personas, User journey
Lo-fi → Hi-fi Design
GenAI Workflow Integration
Usability testing and Iterations
Background
Background
Many people face anxiety and unpreparedness for interviews due to lack of practice and feedback.
Users - This leads to qualified candidates especially those with career gaps, non-traditional roles, or diverse experiences being unfairly filtered out, resulting in biased hiring and missed talent.
Many people face anxiety and unpreparedness for interviews due to lack of practice and feedback.
Users - This leads to qualified candidates especially those with career gaps, non-traditional roles, or diverse experiences being unfairly filtered out, resulting in biased hiring and missed talent.
10M+
In India, only ~45% of graduates are employable due to
poor soft skills & confidence.
50K
67% of Indian job seekers face interview anxiety, says Linked In survey.
78%
78% candidates lack
structured feedback, causing repeated rejections.
Process
Process
This category details the step-by-step approach taken during the project, including research, planning, design, testing, and optimization phases.
This category details the step-by-step approach taken during the project, including research, planning, design, testing, and optimization phases.
Research & Insights
Research & Insights
Conducted a week-long research to gather insights that informed the next phase of the project.
A 1% rise in female labour participation adds INR 700 billion to India’s GDP, marking record growth. 1 in 3 young women remain unemployed due to skill mismatches.
AI-avatar interviews deliver up to 3,400% ROI and 35% lower candidate stress for large firms. Digital-first sectors like IT and hospitality now absorb over 50% of fresh graduates, driving employment momentum.
User Persona
User Persona
Age:
33
Education:
Not Specified
Status:
Married
Location:
Bangalore
Background
Snehal Pawar is a 33-year-old professional with a decade of experience in sales and customer retention, now transitioning to become a product designer. She’s a mother of a 3-year-old and leverages her expertise in understanding customer needs, solving complex problems, and driving user engagement. Snehal is passionate about creating human-centered design solutions, simplifying UX, and merging empathy, business acumen, and creative problem-solving into digital product design.
Goals
Connect with hiring managers and designers directly via LinkedIn and design communities To Learn new skills
Frustration
Role Mismatch, No proper JD given rejections without feedback make it hard to know what to improve interview fear
Preferred Channels
Teams
Chrome
Figma
Youtube
Snehal Pawar
joB
Retention Strategist
Snehal Pawar
joB
Retention Strategist
Age:
33
Education:
Not Specified
Status:
Married
Location:
Bangalore
Background
Snehal Pawar is a 33-year-old professional with a decade of experience in sales and customer retention, now transitioning to become a product designer. She’s a mother of a 3-year-old and leverages her expertise in understanding customer needs, solving complex problems, and driving user engagement. Snehal is passionate about creating human-centered design solutions, simplifying UX, and merging empathy, business acumen, and creative problem-solving into digital product design.
Goals
Connect with hiring managers and designers directly via LinkedIn and design communities To Learn new skills
Frustration
Role Mismatch, No proper JD given rejections without feedback make it hard to know what to improve interview fear
Preferred Channels
Teams
Chrome
Figma
Youtube
Snehal Pawar
joB
Retention Strategist
Age:
33
Education:
Not Specified
Status:
Married
Location:
Bangalore
Background
Snehal Pawar is a 33-year-old professional with a decade of experience in sales and customer retention, now transitioning to become a product designer. She’s a mother of a 3-year-old and leverages her expertise in understanding customer needs, solving complex problems, and driving user engagement. Snehal is passionate about creating human-centered design solutions, simplifying UX, and merging empathy, business acumen, and creative problem-solving into digital product design.
Goals
Connect with hiring managers and designers directly via LinkedIn and design communities To Learn new skills
Frustration
Role Mismatch, No proper JD given rejections without feedback make it hard to know what to improve interview fear
Preferred Channels
Teams
Chrome
Figma
Youtube
Actual Pain Points
Actual Pain Points
Role Mismatch & Lack of Clarity – No proper JD and industry knowledge gaps lead to wrong fit.
No Feedback Loop – Rejections without feedback make it hard to improve.
Confidence & Anxiety Issues – Nervousness and lack of interview practice affect performance.
External Challenges – Career pauses due to medical concerns or job relocation hinder growth.
Design & Prototyping
Design & Prototyping
Collaborated with designers to create intuitive user interfaces and interactive prototypes. Iteratively refined designs based on user feedback to enhance usability and visual appeal.
Hover over & see the action
Click on it & see the action
Hover over & see the action
Click on it & see the action
Testing & Optimization
Testing & Optimization
Conducted rigorous testing across various devices and platforms to ensure compatibility and performance. Gathered user feedback through beta testing and iteratively optimized the app based on usability metrics and user satisfaction.
Conducted rigorous testing across various devices and platforms to ensure compatibility and performance. Gathered user feedback through beta testing and iteratively optimized the app based on usability metrics and user satisfaction.
Solution
Humanizing Interview Prep
Solution
Humanizing Interview Prep
MockOraa blends AI + psychology to create a safe space to practice, reflect, and grow through empathy-first feedback.
MockOraa blends AI + psychology to create a safe space to practice, reflect, and grow through empathy-first feedback.
MockOraa blends AI + psychology to create a safe space to practice, reflect, and grow through empathy-first feedback.
Inclusive Mode
Inclusive Mode
Flows for freshers, returnees, and career shifters with calm guidance.
AI Mock Interviews
AI Mock Interviews
AI Mock Interviews
Role-play real conversations built from your job description and resume.
Role-play real conversations built from your job description and resume.
Instant Feedback & Job Opportunities
Instant Feedback & Job Opportunities
Clear, motivating insights for tone, clarity, and structure not just scores. Get job recommendations after each interview call
Clear, motivating insights for tone, clarity, and structure not just scores. Get job recommendations after each interview call
Clear, motivating insights for tone, clarity, and structure not just scores. Get job recommendations after each interview call
Progress Dashboard
Progress Dashboard
Progress Dashboard
Track strengths, growth areas, and confidence metrics visually.
Track strengths, growth areas, and confidence metrics visually.
Meet the Team
Meet the Team
This story belongs to many voices, not one. Each person layered in something vital: compassion, technical skill, design clarity, narrative craft. It showed me how powerful collaboration can be when vision is unified, responsibilities are owned, and communication stays fluid.
This story belongs to many voices, not one. Each person layered in something vital: compassion, technical skill, design clarity, narrative craft. It showed me how powerful collaboration can be when vision is unified, responsibilities are owned, and communication stays fluid.
This story belongs to many voices, not one. Each person layered in something vital: compassion, technical skill, design clarity, narrative craft. It showed me how powerful collaboration can be when vision is unified, responsibilities are owned, and communication stays fluid.
This project sharpened my ability to collaborate, transition work smoothly, and stay aligned across varied design approaches.
This project sharpened my ability to collaborate, transition work smoothly, and stay aligned across varied design approaches.
This project sharpened my ability to collaborate, transition work smoothly, and stay aligned across varied design approaches.
Key learnings
Research gains depth when it’s collective, not individual.
Clear communication and thoughtful hand-offs outweigh any toolset.
In team design, clarity holds more value than polish.
Designing for anxiety calls for softness and reassurance, not forceful interfaces.
MockOraa isn’t merely an interview coach. It’s an initiative to make confidence more reachable.
Key learnings
Research gains depth when it’s collective, not individual.
Clear communication and thoughtful hand-offs outweigh any toolset.
In team design, clarity holds more value than polish.
Designing for anxiety calls for softness and reassurance, not forceful interfaces.
MockOraa isn’t merely an interview coach. It’s an initiative to make confidence more reachable.
Key learnings
Research gains depth when it’s collective, not individual.
Clear communication and thoughtful hand-offs outweigh any toolset.
In team design, clarity holds more value than polish.
Designing for anxiety calls for softness and reassurance, not forceful interfaces.
MockOraa isn’t merely an interview coach. It’s an initiative to make confidence more reachable.
