Should I Memorize Interview Answers?

Don't worry about remembering any of the answers that you wrote. You will naturally develop answers that are similar to your practice. Even though you will never use any of the answers you scripted verbatim in an interview, you will remember the practice and, you will be more confident.

Is it okay to repeat answers in an interview?

Repeating stories is a bad idea

However, because your interviewer will be writing down your answers and sharing them with the other interviewers as they make their decision about you, your goal is to show them as many different examples of your skills as you can. Which means no repeating stories.

Is it OK to read from notes during an interview?

It is 100 percent acceptable to bring notes to a job interview if those notes contain a list of questions you've prepared in advance to ask your interviewers. In fact, bringing this type of information to an interview demonstrates to the recruiter your genuine interest in the job opportunity.