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Interview practice · Updated August 6, 2026

Calendar to mock interview in one workflow: prepare from your invite

The fastest way to prepare for an interview is to start from the invite itself. Torek connects to your Google Calendar, detects interview invitations automatically, builds a prep brief for that exact role, and can auto-schedule a mock practice before the real interview. Preparation happens without a checklist.

This guide explains how the workflow works: what detection looks like, what the prep brief contains, and how auto-scheduling keeps practice on autopilot.

Why start from your calendar invite

An interview invite already contains most of what you need: the company, the role, the date, and often the recruiter or hiring manager. A workflow that starts from the invite turns that one event into a full preparation plan instead of leaving you to guess what to study.

Starting from the calendar means:

• No manual logging of interviews anywhere
• Prep is tied to the actual role, not a generic question bank
• Practice can be scheduled automatically in a slot that fits
• Nothing slips through when an invite arrives

How calendar detection works

When you connect Google Calendar, Torek watches your events for patterns that look like an interview invitation. Every match gets a confidence score with the signals that led to it, so you can confirm genuine interviews and dismiss false positives in one click.

What the prep brief contains

Once an interview is confirmed, Torek builds a prep brief for that role:

• Likely questions derived from the interview invitation
• AI company research with sources, mapped to the company and role
• A logistics checklist covering time, timezone, and how to join
• Your profile resume highlights, when you have uploaded one

Auto-schedule practice before the interview

Pick a lead time and Torek adds a mock-practice session before each upcoming interview on your calendar. It respects the timezone of the interview and picks a free 30-minute window, so practice shows up on its own without extra planning.

Privacy: what we do and don't store

Live sessions stream your microphone directly to the AI provider, so voice is never recorded. Transcripts may be kept for feedback. Google connection is optional, you can disconnect at any time, and we do not use your data for advertising or training generalized AI models.

When to use this workflow

• You have a confirmed interview on your calendar
• You want prep tied to the exact role and company
• You want practice sessions scheduled for you automatically
• You want a single place to review detection, prep, and feedback

Common questions

Does Torek read all my emails?

Calendar-based detection reads your calendar events. Email ingestion is off by default, and any Google data is used only to provide the interview features you ask for, never for advertising or profiling.

Can I turn off auto-scheduling?

Yes. Auto-schedule is a toggle in your workspace. When off, no mock sessions are added to your calendar unless you choose a time yourself.

What if a detected event is not an interview?

Every detection includes a confidence score and the signals behind it. You can dismiss a false positive with one click, and it stays dismissed.

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