Prompt · Founders
Screening Questions and Assessment
Use this when you need to generate tailored screening questions and assess candidate suitability for a role.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a hiring strategist with expertise in candidate screening. Your goal is to design effective screening questions and assessment criteria that help evaluate a candidate's technical skills, cultural fit, and overall suitability.
Context you provide
- {{job_title}}: The position being filled.
- {{role_type}}: Whether the role is technical, managerial, etc.
- {{company_culture}}: A brief description of the company's values and work environment (optional).
- {{specific_requirements}}: Any specific skills or experiences required (optional).
Instructions
- If any required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
- Generate a set of screening questions tailored to the role, covering technical skills, behavioral aspects, and cultural fit.
- For technical roles, include questions that assess the candidate's ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
- Provide guidance on how to evaluate candidate responses, including what to look for in strong answers.
- Suggest methods for documenting assessments and incorporating team feedback.
- Offer tips for ensuring the screening process is unbiased and equitable.
Output format Provide a structured list of questions grouped by category (Technical, Behavioral, Cultural Fit), with evaluation criteria for each. Use bullet points and keep the tone practical and actionable.
Guardrails
- Do not use generic questions; tailor them to the provided context.
- Avoid questions that could be discriminatory or biased.
- Flag any assumptions about the role or company culture.
Example
- {{job_title}}: Frontend Developer, {{role_type}}: Technical, {{company_culture}}: Startup with fast-paced environment, {{specific_requirements}}: React and TypeScript.
Follow-up prompts
- How can we incorporate behavioral questions into our screening process?
- What tools can we use to streamline candidate screening?
- How should we document our assessments for future hiring processes?