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
- Consistency: Use the same questions for all candidates in a role
- Competency Mapping: Ensure questions map to required competencies
- Legal Review: Have legal review novel question types
- Training: Train interviewers on question usage and probing
- Calibration: Regularly calibrate interviewer scoring
- 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)