Casting Assistant practice interview
Organising auditions, recording accurate performer details, communicating changes and handling sensitive casting material. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Junior
- 10 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
A casting assistant supports auditions by preparing schedules, tracking submissions, updating records and communicating with performers and representatives. The interview tests whether you can be accurate, discreet and helpful while priorities shift around a busy casting team.
How to prepare
- Review how you would build and update an audition schedule with clear status fields.
- Prepare an example of coordinating appointments or guests when plans changed.
- Think through how you would protect scripts, contact details and panel notes.
- Practise giving a clear update without revealing a casting decision or making a promise.
- Read the production brief carefully and note the role descriptions and audition format.
Common mistakes
- Sharing opinions about performers or confidential casting discussions.
- Relying on memory instead of keeping accurate records.
- Promising an outcome or response time you do not control.
- Treating performers impatiently when the schedule changes.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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