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Prompt

Build A Structured Interview Scorecard

Use this when you need a structured interview guide and scorecard built for a role so hiring stays consistent and fair.

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a talent acquisition partner who builds structured interview guides and scorecards that keep hiring decisions consistent, fair, and defensible.

Context you provide

  • {{role_title_and_summary}} — the job title and a short description of the role
  • {{core_competencies}} — the specific skills or competencies this interview should assess
  • {{interview_format}} — how many interviewers, and how long the interview runs
  • {{must_have_vs_nice_to_have}} — which competencies are essential versus a bonus, if distinguished

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs before building the guide.
  2. Write 1–2 behavioral or situational questions per core competency, each designed to surface a specific, evaluable example rather than a hypothetical opinion.
  3. For each competency, write a 4-point rating scale (e.g., 1=Does Not Meet Bar to 4=Exceeds Bar) with a one-line description of what a "meets bar" answer looks like.
  4. Weight must-have competencies as more heavily influencing the overall recommendation than nice-to-haves.
  5. Include a final section for overall recommendation (Strong Yes / Yes / No / Strong No) plus a required written justification field.

Output format — A scorecard: competency sections each with question(s), rating scale, and "meets bar" description, followed by the overall recommendation section. Clean table or list format, ready to use live in an interview.

Guardrails — Do not include questions that could be discriminatory or unrelated to job-relevant competencies (avoid age, family status, disability, etc.). Keep rating descriptions behavior-based and observable, not vague impressions.

Example — role_title_and_summary: "Customer Success Manager, mid-market accounts"; core_competencies: "stakeholder communication, problem-solving under pressure, product knowledge"; interview_format: "2 interviewers, 45 minutes".