The latest articles on DEV Community by Tanmay (@nottanjune). https://dev.to/nottanjune https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4112249%2F5f7d492f-84f4-4a1b-94f1-66d5c93432c5.jpg https://dev.to/nottanjune en Tanmay Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:05:12 +0000 https://dev.to/nottanjune/i-kept-failing-interviews-on-delivery-so-i-built-a-practice-coach-that-scores-eye-contact-251a https://dev.to/nottanjune/i-kept-failing-interviews-on-delivery-so-i-built-a-practice-coach-that-scores-eye-contact-251a <p>The answers were usually fine. The first 90 seconds were not.</p> <p>I would leave a call knowing what I meant to say, and also knowing I had looked at the wall, rushed the punchline, or sounded unsure. Practicing in my head did nothing. A mirror does not tell you if you sped up. Friends are kind. A coach is a few hundred dollars an hour.</p> <p>So I built Every Round. It is a mock interview coach for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.</p> <h2> What it actually does </h2> <p>You pick a role, or you paste a job URL. It asks behavioral, technical, situational, or general questions.</p> <p>You answer out loud, on camera. While you talk it scores three things live:</p> <ul> <li>eye contact</li> <li>speaking pace</li> <li>confidence</li> </ul> <p>After the session you get a breakdown of what to work on. Eye contact and tone analysis run on the device. Transcription and answer feedback use cloud AI. Recordings are not stored after analysis.</p> <h2> What it is not </h2> <p>This is practice. It does not sit in on a live interview. It does not feed you answers. I will not ship that.</p> <p>If you want a copilot that whispers in your ear during a real Zoom, this is the wrong app.</p> <h2> How I use it </h2> <p>I treat it like a gym, not a script.</p> <ol> <li>Paste the listing for the role I actually want.</li> <li>Do one session out loud, not in my head.</li> <li>Look at the scores. If I rushed, I do the same question slower. If eye contact dropped, I do it again looking at the camera, not the question text.</li> <li>Stop when the answer sounds like a person, not a STAR template I memorized.</li> </ol> <p>STAR is useful. Sounding like you are reading STAR is not.</p> <h2> What I still want to know </h2> <p>I'm a solo founder. Two things I'd actually like from people who interview a lot:</p> <ol> <li>Is a live overlay useful while you are answering, or does it pull your attention?</li> <li>What's missing before you'd use this for a real upcoming interview?</li> </ol> <p>If you have a round coming up, try the free session and tell me which of those two it is.</p> <p>I built Every Round for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You practice out loud. It scores eye contact, pace, and confidence live.</p> <p><a href="https://everyround.live" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://everyround.live</a><br> <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/every-round/id6755817745" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://apps.apple.com/app/every-round/id6755817745</a></p> career interview ios showdev