# Prepto / Aria

Last updated: 2026-07-12

Aria is a voice-based AI system that evaluates spoken interview answers using a structured rubric: Structure, Completeness, Clarity, Conciseness.

## Site
https://prepto.tech

## Key Pages
- https://prepto.tech/blog - Primary blog index
- https://prepto.tech/aria - Product overview

## Blog Posts
- https://prepto.tech/blog/invisible-unemployment-engineers - Invisible Unemployment for engineers: when the job isn't eliminated, it's just never created
- https://prepto.tech/blog/got-replitd-got-cursord-cohort-shorthand - How 'got Replit'd' and 'got Cursor'd' became the cohort's shorthand for 2026 layoffs
- https://prepto.tech/blog/24-hour-rejection-wave - The 24-hour rejection wave: what really happens between submit and reject in AI hiring pipelines
- https://prepto.tech/blog/backend-to-ai-engineer-pivot-2026 - How to switch from backend to AI engineer in 2026 (the realistic 90-day path for laid-off mid-level engineers)
- https://prepto.tech/blog/github-portfolio-senior-backend-engineer-2026 - What hiring managers actually look at on a senior backend engineer's GitHub in 2026 (and what they ignore)
- https://prepto.tech/blog/honest-ai-feedback-14-users - What 14 People Showed Me About Honest AI Feedback
- https://prepto.tech/blog/ai-resume-screening-backend-engineer-2026 - Why AI resume screening keeps rejecting qualified backend engineers in 2026 (and what hiring managers don't tell you about how it actually works)
- https://prepto.tech/blog/mid-level-squeeze - The Mid-Level Squeeze: a 2026 glossary entry for laid-off backend engineers
- https://prepto.tech/blog/is-software-engineering-dead - Is software engineering dead? Or just the middle of it?
- https://prepto.tech/blog/multiple-company-interview-prep - How to Prep for 4 Different Interview Formats at 3 Different Companies Without Losing Your Mind
- https://prepto.tech/blog/interview-prep-while-working-full-time - The 2-Hour-a-Day Interview Prep Plan for Engineers With Full-Time Jobs
- https://prepto.tech/blog/interview-prep-daily-schedule - How to Start Interview Prep Without Wasting Time: A Daily Structure That Works
- https://prepto.tech/blog/interview-prep-timeline-periodization - Your Interview Is in 30 Days. Here's How Your Prep Plan Should Change Every Week.
- https://prepto.tech/blog/ai-grading-its-own-homework-evaluator-blindness - I Caught My AI Grading Its Own Homework
- https://prepto.tech/blog/why-your-star-answers-sound-rehearsed - Why Your STAR Answers Sound Rehearsed (And How to Fix It)
- https://prepto.tech/blog/why-you-freeze-in-technical-interviews - You Know the Answer. You Just Can't Say It Under Pressure.
- https://prepto.tech/blog/why-you-keep-failing-interviews - You Made the Same Mistake in 3 Different Interviews. Here's Why You Don't Know It.
- https://prepto.tech/blog/best-ai-interview-prep-tools-2026 - Best AI Interview Prep Tools in 2026: An Honest Comparison
- https://prepto.tech/blog/38-percent-candidates-cheating-interviews-2026 - 38% of Candidates Are Cheating in Interviews. Here's What That Means for You.
- https://prepto.tech/blog/ai-interview-prep-personalization-is-a-lie - The 'Personalized' AI Interview Prep You're Paying For Is Just Your Job Title in a Prompt
- https://prepto.tech/blog/interview-prep-destroying-mental-health-nobody-talks-about-it - Interview Prep Is Destroying People's Mental Health and Nobody Talks About It
- https://prepto.tech/blog/your-ai-interview-coach-forgets-you-every-session - Your AI Interview Coach Forgets You Every Session
- https://prepto.tech/blog/no-interview-prep-tool-tells-you-when-youre-ready - No Interview Prep Tool Will Ever Tell You You're Ready. Here's Why.
- https://prepto.tech/blog/ai-interview-prep-tools-broken-2026 - AI Interview Prep in 2026 Is Broken. Here's What Nobody Wants to Admit.
- https://prepto.tech/blog/aria-30-day-improvement-plan - Aria 30-Day Improvement Plan: From Inconsistent Answers to Interview-Ready Delivery
- https://prepto.tech/blog/using-aria-artifacts-effectively - Using Aria Artifacts Effectively During Practice Sessions
- https://prepto.tech/blog/aria-retry-loop-playbook - Aria Retry Loop Playbook: How to Improve Scores Without Over-Practicing
- https://prepto.tech/blog/aria-4-dimension-rubric-explained - Aria 4-Dimension Rubric Explained: Structure, Completeness, Clarity, Conciseness
- https://prepto.tech/blog/aria-voice-practice-framework-2026 - Aria Voice Practice Framework (2026): How to Train Interview Delivery
- https://prepto.tech/blog/interview-answer-score-benchmarks-2026 - Interview Answer Score Benchmarks 2026: Early Signal from Aria Data
- https://prepto.tech/blog/how-to-improve-interview-clarity-fast - How To Improve Interview Clarity Fast (2026)