ChatGPT isn’t just a cool tool anymore! It’s so widely accepted that it has become a social trivia of sorts. It’s showing up in job descriptions, interviews, and TED talks across industries. Whether you’re in tech, marketing, operations, or support, employers want to know one thing: Can you use AI to get work done? This article goes over some of the most common ChatGPT questions that are being asked in job interviews, along with the answers that show you’re not just playing around with AI, you’re working with it. By the end of this article, you’ll have all of the arcane knowledge surrounding ChatGPT and its workings.
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Why ChatGPT?
Some of you might ask, “Why ChatGPT specifically, when there are other/better alternatives to it?”. But this doesn’t change the fact that it’s still the most popular chatbot in the world, and is attributed as the pioneer of the new age chatbots. Due to this, there’s a good chance of it being the point of discussion, even though better alternatives exist. Also, even though one might use the tool regularly, one may not be aware of all its facets. This makes it essential to consider reading through this question to get better acquainted with ChatGPT and its different quirks.
Interview Questions
Basic Interview Questions
Q1. What is ChatGPT, and how does it work?
A. ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI. It uses a transformer-based neural network to predict and generate human-like text based on patterns it learned from massive datasets.
Q2. How does ChatGPT differ from Google Search?
A. Google retrieves links to information that has been posted on the internet. ChatGPT generates responses in natural language based on the data it has been trained on. Search is reference-based, whereas ChatGPT is generative.
Q3. What are tokens, and why do they matter in ChatGPT?
A. Tokens are chunks of text (words or parts of words). Tokens are the fundamental units of data that a model processes. Token limits affect how much text ChatGPT or any other chatbot can process at once. GPT-4 can handle up to 128k tokens in a single query. This limit applies to the combined total of the input text (what you send to the model) and the generated text (what the model gives as a response).
Q4. Can ChatGPT browse the internet?
A. ChatGPT can browse the internet if the prompt calls for it, automatically. Otherwise, the option to use the internet to cite sources and get up-to-date information can be enabled using the Search the Web option.
Q5. What’s the difference between GPT-3.5, GPT-4, and GPT-4o?
A. GPT-3.5 is faster but less accurate. GPT-4 is the successor of GPT-3.5 and is better at reasoning and producing reliable responses. GPT-4o is multimodal (text, image, audio) and cheaper than GPT-4.
Q6. Have you used ChatGPT to improve your productivity? Give an example.
A. Yes. I’ve used it to summarize documents, machine translation, and generate code snippets. Primarily, I’ve used it to automate routine tasks that require do-overs.
Intermediate Questions
Q7. What prompt engineering techniques do you use regularly?
A. Role prompting, few-shot prompting, and chain-of-thought reasoning are some of the prompt engineering techniques I use to guide responses effectively.
Q8. How do you use ChatGPT to write content such as a cover letter?
A. Yes. I provide the context and request a first draft. For a cover letter, I paste the job description and say: “Write a cover letter focused on analytics and campaign results.”
Q9. What are your favorite ChatGPT plugins or extensions?
A. WebPilot, AskYourPDF, Wolfram Alpha, and Zapier. These are some of the plugins that help enhance the capabilities of ChatGPT.
Q10. How do you validate the accuracy of ChatGPT’s responses?
A. I cross-check key facts using trusted sources, especially for technical or legal content. I fact-check every claim that I make. And I refrain from its usage for sensitive tasks such as healthcare, law enforcement, etc., where mistakes can be catastrophic.
Q11. Would you use ChatGPT to write reports or do assignments at work?
A. Yes, for drafts and idea generation. But I always edit and verify the integrity of the content before submission. It’s a tool, not a final output source.
Q12. Do you think ChatGPT is a threat to your role or an opportunity?
A. It’s an opportunity. It automates low-value tasks and helps me focus on strategic work.
Q13. How would you explain ChatGPT to a 5-year-old or your grandparents?
A. It’s a computer that learned how to talk by reading a lot and now answers questions like a smart friend.
Q14. Have you ever caught ChatGPT making a serious mistake? How did you handle it?
A. Yes. It once fabricated a source. I fact-checked it manually and reported the hallucination using feedback.
Advanced Interview Questions
Q15. What industries will ChatGPT disrupt the most in the next 5 years?
A. Education, customer support, legal research, marketing, documentation, and content creation. These are the industries that have undergone major overhauls since the advent of chatbots like ChatGPT, and it’s only gonna get worse going forward.
Q16. As a [designer/product manager/salesperson], how would you use ChatGPT daily?
A. As a product manager, I write PRDs, summarize feedback, generate user stories, and explore edge cases.
Q17. Can ChatGPT help you write better code? How would you use it to debug?
A. Yes. I use it to understand error messages, refactor code, and suggest alternative logic paths.
Q18. How would you integrate ChatGPT into a customer service workflow?
A. Use it for auto-replies, summarizing tickets, drafting responses for agents, and analyzing customer sentiment.
Q19. Can you build or fine-tune a custom GPT for your team? What would it do?
A. Yes. A custom GPT trained on company data could answer internal questions about HR, processes, or policies using retrieval-augmented generation.
Q20. What AI skills are you actively learning right now?
A. Prompt engineering and ethical AI development are two things that are on my checklist now. They’ll aid me in being adept with the latest AI technologies in an accountable manner.
Conclusion
The process isn’t about memorizing answers! It’s about showing you understand how to work with AI in a real, useful way. It shows experience shrouded as experimentation of the past, and demonstrates your comfort with the tool. If you’ve got these 20 covered, you’re not just ready for interviews – you’re prepared for the battle ahead with AI.
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