CANDIDATE INTERVIEW SUPPORT · Workflow idea

Make early interviews more consistent and keep hiring decisions human.

Use an approved job description to prepare a structured first-round interview and invite a candidate to take part. Organize interview responses against job-related criteria and make the resulting assessment available to the authorized hiring team. Tell candidates how the process works, protect their personal information, and have recruiters review the questions and evidence; an assessment must never make a hiring decision by itself.

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Starts with
A role is ready for interview planning
Produces
A role-based interview outline and candidate response assessment with evidence and uncertainty ready for human review.
Category
People & hiring

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

An approved job description and a candidate who has been invited to an initial interview

“Prepare a consistent interview and structured assessment for recruiter review, while keeping candidate contact and every hiring decision with people.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

6 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Helps recruiting teams organize early interview questions and candidate responses for a consistent, human-led assessment.

  1. Confirm the role and job-related criteria

    Use an approved description and identify the skills and requirements the hiring team actually needs to assess.

  2. Prepare a consistent interview outline

    Create clear, relevant questions and review them for fairness, accessibility, and unnecessary personal topics.

  3. Explain the interview process to candidates

    Make the format, intended use of responses, and route to request assistance clear before participation.

  4. Approve the invitation before sharing

    Have a recruiter verify the candidate, role, exact invitation wording, and recipient before sending an interview link.

  5. Organize responses against job-related evidence

    Summarize relevant answers with supporting context and make missing or uncertain evidence visible.

  6. Review assessments with the hiring team

    Have recruiters check for accuracy and unfair assumptions; never use an assessment alone to select, reject, or rank candidates.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A role-based interview outline and candidate response assessment with evidence and uncertainty ready for human review.

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Review structured candidate interviews

People & hiring · Example outcome

The handoff

A role-based interview outline and candidate response assessment with evidence and uncertainty ready for human review.

Keep in mind

Candidate responses and assessments are sensitive personal information, and an interview score can be inaccurate or unfair. Explain the process, provide an appropriate way to request help or accommodation, restrict access, use job-related criteria, and review for bias. Recruiters must verify the evidence and make every hiring decision; approve the exact candidate invitation and recipients before it is shared.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Define roles and approved interview criteria

Choose the positions in scope and have hiring owners document consistent, job-related evaluation criteria.

Review accessibility and candidate notice

Explain the interview format and data use, and provide a practical path for accommodation or human assistance.

Protect candidate information

Limit access to authorized hiring staff, retain only necessary records, and follow the organization’s retention rules.

Keep outreach and hiring decisions human

Assign recruiters to approve invitations, review evidence and fairness, and make all candidate decisions.

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