Interview questions

Interview Question Generator Skill

Overview

The Interview Question Generator skill provides capabilities for creating structured, competency-based, and behavioral interview questions. This skill ensures consistent evaluation, legal compliance, and effective candidate assessment across all interview stages.

Capabilities

Behavioral Question Generation

• Generate STAR-format behavioral interview questions
• Create questions targeting specific competencies
• Adapt questions for experience levels
• Provide follow-up probe questions
• Include situation-specific scenarios

Competency-Based Questions

• Create competency-based question sets by role
• Map questions to competency frameworks
• Generate role-specific technical questions
• Build leadership assessment questions
• Develop culture-fit evaluation questions

Technical Assessment

• Build technical assessment frameworks
• Create coding challenge guidelines
• Develop case study scenarios
• Generate system design questions
• Build portfolio review guides

Scorecard Development

• Generate interview scorecards with rating criteria
• Create anchored rating scales
• Define evaluation rubrics
• Build consensus decision frameworks
• Design debrief guides

Situational Judgment

• Create situational judgment questions
• Build role-play scenarios
• Develop hypothetical situation responses
• Generate problem-solving assessments
• Create prioritization exercises

Compliance Validation

• Validate questions for legal compliance
• Flag potentially discriminatory questions
• Ensure ADA compliance considerations
• Review for protected class implications
• Generate compliant alternatives

Usage

Behavioral Question Set

const questionRequest = {
  competency: 'Problem Solving',
  level: 'Senior',
  role: 'Software Engineer',
  format: 'STAR',
  count: 5,
  includeFollowUps: true,
  compliance: {
    jurisdiction: 'US',
    checkProtectedClasses: true
  }
};

// Example output:
// "Tell me about a time when you faced a significant technical
// challenge with limited resources. What was the situation,
// what actions did you take, and what was the outcome?"

Scorecard Generation

const scorecardConfig = {
  role: 'Product Manager',
  competencies: [
    'Strategic Thinking',
    'Stakeholder Management',
    'Data-Driven Decision Making',
    'Communication'
  ],
  ratingScale: {
    type: 'behaviorally-anchored',
    levels: 5,
    anchors: true
  },
  sections: ['Technical', 'Behavioral', 'Culture Fit'],
  includeNotes: true,
  includeRecommendation: true
};

Process Integration

This skill integrates with the following HR processes:

Process	Integration Points
structured-interview-design.js	Question development, scorecard creation
full-cycle-recruiting.js	Interview preparation
leadership-development-program.js	Assessment questions

Best Practices

1. Consistency: Use the same questions for all candidates in a role
2. Competency Mapping: Ensure questions map to required competencies
3. Legal Review: Have legal review novel question types
4. Training: Train interviewers on question usage and probing
5. Calibration: Regularly calibrate interviewer scoring
6. Updates: Refresh question banks annually

Question Categories

Category	Purpose	Example Topics
Behavioral	Past performance prediction	Leadership, conflict, failure
Situational	Problem-solving approach	Hypothetical scenarios
Technical	Skills validation	Role-specific knowledge
Cultural	Values alignment	Collaboration, growth mindset
Motivational	Engagement prediction	Career goals, interests

Related Skills

• SK-001: ATS Integration (interview workflow)
• SK-002: Resume Screening (evaluation continuity)