How a call goes with SuperAgent
Ten minutes before, nothing to click during, notes after. Here is the whole thing, and every key you will ever need.
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Before the call
Ten minutes of setup
- Install the app and sign in with your website account.
- Start a session: add your resume and the job description so answers talk about you.
- Pick the agent and the coding language you will be asked in.
- Do a test meeting, share your screen and see for yourself that it is not there.
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During the call
It listens, you talk
- Stay in Manual while you introduce yourself — it ignores your voice.
- Switch to Auto (Ctrl+Alt+M) when the questions start. It waits until they finish asking.
- Glance at the answer, then say it your way. The first line is the one to lead with.
- For a coding problem, press Ctrl+Shift+S and it reads it straight off the screen.
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After the call
Notes you will actually read
- A summary of what they asked and where you were strong or shaky.
- Every question and answer, kept for as long as you choose.
- Mark any answer that missed, so the next call goes better.
Every shortcut
They work while the meeting has the focus, so you never click away from it. Change any of them in the app’s Settings.
CtrlAltShift
Listening
Ctrl+Alt+M Switch between Auto and Manual
Ctrl+Shift+L Start or stop listening — in Manual, record one question
Ctrl+Shift+Enter Answer what it has heard so far, now
Screen
Ctrl+Shift+S Screenshot the screen and solve it
Ctrl+Alt+S Draw a box around just the problem
Ctrl+Alt+Q Add a screenshot to the queue for a long problem
Reading
PgUp Scroll the answer up
PgDn Scroll the answer down
Ctrl+Alt+↑ The answer before this one
Ctrl+Alt+↓ The answer after this one
Ctrl+Shift+Backspace Clear the answers
Window
Ctrl+Alt+W Move the window with the arrow keys
Ctrl+Alt+T Let the mouse click through the answers
Ctrl+Shift+A Show or hide the answer window
Ctrl+Shift+H Hide everything, and bring it back
On a Mac, use ⌘ where it says Ctrl.
What people who use it well do
Say it, don’t read it
Read the first line, look back at the camera, and explain it the way you would to a friend. It sounds like you because it is you.
Manual while you talk
In Auto it answers everything it hears — including a question you ask them. Manual keeps it quiet until you want it.
Put it near the camera
Move the answer window just under your webcam (Ctrl+Alt+W, then the arrows) so your eyes stay up.
Screenshots only for code
Spoken questions need nothing from you. Save screenshots for problems on the screen — they cost a little more.