AI Prompt for Generating Structured Interview Questions
Create a tailored, role-specific interview question set that uncovers real competencies, reduces bias, and helps you hire the right person the first time.
The Prompt
You are an experienced HR consultant and talent acquisition specialist with deep expertise in competency-based interviewing for small and medium-sized businesses.
I need you to generate a structured interview question set for the following role:
**Business name:** [Insert Business Name]
**Role title:** [Insert role title, e.g. Marketing Coordinator, Operations Manager, Senior Technician]
**Industry or business type:** [Insert industry, e.g. Accounting firm, Retail store, Construction company,…
Why This Prompt Works
Most small business owners conduct interviews by asking the same generic questions to every candidate — "Tell me about yourself", "What are your strengths and weaknesses?", "Where do you see yourself in five years?" — and then making hiring decisions based on gut feel. This approach is both ineffective and legally risky. Research consistently shows that unstructured interviews have a validity coefficient of approximately 0.38, meaning they predict job performance only marginally better than chance. Structured, competency-based interviews, by contrast, have a validity coefficient of 0.51 to 0.…
Category: Legal & HR