Conducting Interviews (Structured, Behavioral)

Scope

Covers

• Preparing and running structured interviews (screen + loop) with consistent criteria
• Behavioral interviewing mapped to competencies/values
• Getting to “substance over polish” (avoiding “confident but shallow” signal)
• Capturing evidence, scoring consistently, and writing a debrief-ready summary

When to use

• “Help me conduct interviews for a .”
• “Create an interview script / interview question set / scorecard for .”
• “Design an interview loop and structured rubric for .”
• “Improve interviewer consistency and reduce bias.”

When NOT to use

• You need to define the role outcomes or write the job description (use writing-job-descriptions first)
• You need to make a final hiring decision, design work samples, or run reference checks (use evaluating-candidates)