Is it really free?
Yes. Everything on the site today is free during the beta, with no sign-up.
Which fields does it cover?
Product management, consulting and strategy, marketing, finance and banking, operations and supply chain, HR, business analytics and general management. Pick your field and the rounds, prompts and feedback change to match. You can switch any time.
Can it tell me what McKinsey or Google will ask?
No, and that's deliberate. Nobody reliably knows, and memorising rumoured questions makes you brittle when the real prompt differs. Practise the type instead.
Where do the question bank questions come from?
We write them ourselves. They are standard, widely asked interview questions, phrased in Second Take's own words, so we can mark them as ours. We don't copy question banks from other websites or books, because most are copyrighted. For each company, we link to the free prep material it publishes on its own careers site instead of copying it.
How many practice prompts are there?
Over 2.3 million. Each round type has templates written for that domain, combined with lists of industries, users, cities, apps and realistic numbers. So many prompts share a pattern but differ in context, and every case prompt comes with interviewer facts whose numbers add up. Every prompt has an ID, like #CS-1A2B. When you want something completely new, press "Fresh prompt from Claude" for a brand-new prompt written for your round.
Are you connected to these companies?
No. Second Take is an independent practice tool. It does not represent, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by, any company named here. Company names are used only to describe how each company publicly says it interviews. We do not promise that these questions, or questions like them, will be asked in that company's interview.
How does company mode work?
For 40 recruiters, we read how each company describes its own interviews on its official careers pages, and built practice rounds in that format. For example, Amazon's rounds check for its Leadership Principles and STAR with measurable results, and Deloitte's case follows its published five steps. Each company page shows the source link. The prompts are written by Second Take; they are not the company's actual questions.
Why won't it just show me a good answer?
Because reading a polished answer feels like learning but isn't. You get better by finding your own gap and fixing it, which is exactly what each take makes you do.
Where are my profile and answers stored?
Only in your own browser on this device. When you sign in, your name, email, college and batch are saved there, next to your practice takes. Second Take has no server, so nothing is sent to us. There's no password, so sign out on shared computers. You can edit your profile, sign out, or clear your progress any time.
How does "Speak your answer" work?
Where your browser allows it, for example Chrome or Edge on a site you open directly, Second Take listens and types your words as you speak. Where the microphone is blocked, including inside some embedded viewers, the Speak button switches to your device's own voice typing: Windows + H on Windows, the Fn key twice on a Mac, or the microphone key on a phone keyboard. Either way, your answer counts as spoken and gets a filler-word check.
Is the feedback from AI?
Yes, in two layers. An instant checklist marks which parts of a strong answer you covered and shows the words that counted. Then an expert review by Claude reads your answer against what top interviewers expect in that domain, such as the 5 Cs for a credit case or a MECE profit tree for a business case. It quotes your exact words for every point, checks your numbers against the case facts, and gives a follow-up question and a drill. Quotes are checked against your answer, and any that don't match are dropped. The review never rewrites your answer. It runs on your own Claude account, so Claude asks your permission the first time.
Can I ask the interviewer questions?
In case rounds (consulting, marketing, operations, HR and credit cases), yes: up to two, just like clarifying with a real interviewer. Ask about the goal, costs, prices, competitors and so on. If the case doesn't have that information, the coach tells you to make an assumption. Asking a good question counts toward "Clarify the goal and scope".
Can it replace mocks with seniors?
No. Seniors judge depth, insight and presence, which Second Take can't. Use it to fix structural gaps so your senior mock goes on the harder stuff.
Who built this?
Diptesh, an MBA student at Great Lakes Institute of Management. Read his note on why he built Second Take. The product thinking behind it, written for the AI for Product Managers course, is in our product notes.