Bug/UX Report: Missing Profile Picture in Interview Preparation View 

Summary
When preparing an interview, the system does not display any avatar, even though a user profile picture and/or a company profile picture may exist. The interview preparation view should show a profile image to make the experience feel more personal and branded.

Expected Behavior
In the interview preparation UI, the avatar should be populated based on available data with a clear priority:

1. Use the user profile picture if it exists.

2. If the user has no profile picture, fall back to the company profile picture.

3. If neither exists, only then show a generic placeholder avatar.

Current Behavior
The preparation step does not show the user’s profile image or the company logo, even when one or both are configured in the system.

Impact

• Less personal and less trustworthy feeling for interview participants.

• Missed opportunity for company branding and consistency across the product.

• Indicates that backend or API responses for profile metadata (user and organization) might not be wired correctly into the preparation view.

Recommended Investigation & Changes (Backend + Frontend)

• Verify that the backend API used by the interview preparation view returns:

  • User avatar URL (if present).

  • Company avatar/logo URL (if present).

• Implement a deterministic priority on the backend or in the client: choose user avatar if available, else company avatar, else placeholder.

• Ensure that avatar URLs are stable, cached appropriately, and handled gracefully on error (e.g., broken URL falls back to placeholder).