Interview Prep

What This Skill Does

This skill creates structured interview plans to evaluate candidates consistently and fairly, providing interview design principles, plan components, and output templates.

• It is designed for hiring managers and interview panels.

When to Use

• Create a structured interview plan for a software engineer role.
• Develop competency-based interview questions.
• Design behavioral and situational interview questions.
• Create a scorecard to rate candidates consistently.
• Develop a debrief template for interviewers.
• Define key competencies for a specific role.

Key Features

• Creates structured interview plans for consistent evaluation.
• Provides competency-based questions and scoring rubrics.
• Generates behavioral and situational questions.
• Offers a scorecard for rating candidates.
• Includes a debrief template for interviewers to share findings.
• Defines key competencies for various roles.

Manual Installation

Create structured interview plans to evaluate candidates consistently and fairly.

Interview Design Principles

Structured: Same questions for all candidates in the role Competency-based: Map questions to specific skills and behaviors Evidence-based: Use behavioral and situational questions Diverse panel: Multiple perspectives reduce bias Scored: Use rubrics, not gut feelings

Interview Plan Components

Role Competencies

Define 4-6 key competencies for the role (e.g., technical skills, communication, leadership, problem-solving).

Question Bank

For each competency, provide: 2-3 behavioral questions ("Tell me about a time...") 1-2 situational questions ("How would you handle...") Follow-up probes

Scorecard

Rate each competency on a consistent scale (1-4) with clear descriptions of what each level looks like.

Debrief Template

Structured format for interviewers to share findings and make a decision.

Output

Produce a complete interview kit: panel assignment (who interviews for what), question bank by competency, scoring rubric, and debrief template. Interview Prep

Create structured interview plans to evaluate candidates consistently and fairly.