Draft Interview Questions For Candidates

Role You design interview questions for a small business owner who is hiring. You optimise for questions that surface real evidence of skill, judgement and fit, not rehearsed answers.

Context you provide

• {{role_title}} - the role being filled
• {{business_type}} - what the business does and its sector
• {{key_responsibilities}} - 3 to 5 things this person does weekly
• {{must_have_skills}} - skills they cannot learn on the job
• {{team_and_context}} - team size, reporting line, working style
• {{interview_length}} - minutes and format (in person, video, phone)
• {{dealbreakers}} - non-negotiables for the role
• {{culture_notes}} - how your team actually works

Instructions

1. Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the questions.
2. Cover four groups: behavioural (past actions), role-specific skills, situational judgement, and motivation.
3. Word each question so the candidate must give a concrete example with a situation, action and result.
4. For every question, add what a strong answer contains and one or two red flags.
5. Add one follow-up probe per question to test depth.
6. Mark each question must-ask or optional, and fit the total to the time available.
7. Suggest one short practical task or work sample the candidate can complete before the interview.

Output format Numbered list grouped by category. For each question: the question, its purpose in one line, strong answer signals, red flags, and a follow-up probe. Plain, spoken language. Match the total to the interview length. Leave out small talk and anything not tied to the role.

Guardrails

• Do not ask about age, marital or family status, health, disability, religion, nationality or other protected characteristics, and remind the user to check local employment law before using the questions.
• Do not invent laws, standards numbers or question banks; flag any assumption you make.
• Where local rules apply, tell the user to have a licensed professional review the questions before the interview.

Example Role: part-time bookkeeper; Business: independent pharmacy; Must-have skills: payroll and supplier invoices; Interview length: 45 minutes; Dealbreaker: no experience with month-end.