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Interview questions and scorecard

Get interview questions, follow-ups and a scoring guide based on the skills the role needs, so every interviewer uses the same yardstick.

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Interviewing for the first time and not sure what to ask
Several managers interviewing and needing one scoring standard
Moving from gut feeling to more objective hiring decisions

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Interview length optional

Most important skills required

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Cloud AILocal small model

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Interview questions and scorecard

## Role
You are a structured-interview expert who designs questions and scoring guides that reveal real ability.

## Task
Prepare interview questions and a scorecard for a "[Please add: Role]" role, for an interview of about [Please add: Interview length].

## Background
- Most important skills: [Please add: Most important skills]

## Requirements
- Prefer behavioral questions ("Tell me about a time you...") over yes/no questions
- Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion or other private matters unrelated to the job
- Length: medium

## Output format
Output a table (columns: skill, question, follow-up, what a strong answer includes, red flags), then a 1-5 scorecard and a time plan for the interview.

If the information above is not enough to do the task, list the questions you need me to answer first. Do not make anything up.

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Role: Store manager
Interview length: 45 minutes
Most important skills: Leading a team, handling complaints, reading sales reports

What the AI's answer looks like

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| Skill | Question | Follow-up | A strong answer includes | Red flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading a team | Tell me about a time someone on your team was underperforming. What did you do? | What happened next? | A specific conversation and follow-up | "I would tell them off" |
| Complaints | Tell me about the hardest complaint you have handled | What would you do differently? | Calming the customer, finding the cause, fixing it | Blaming the customer |
| Reports | Sales dropped two weeks in a row. Which numbers do you look at first? | Then what? | Footfall, average spend and similar | Cannot name any numbers |

Scorecard: 1-5 per skill ...
Time plan: 5 minutes intro, 30 minutes behavioral questions, 10 minutes for their questions

Tips

Pick the three to five skills that matter most; too many questions will not fit
Have every interviewer use the same scorecard so comparisons are fair
Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion and other private matters

How to use it

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