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Generate competency-based and behavioral interview questions with legal compliance validation

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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:

ProcessIntegration Points
structured-interview-design.jsQuestion development, scorecard creation
full-cycle-recruiting.jsInterview preparation
leadership-development-program.jsAssessment 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

CategoryPurposeExample Topics
BehavioralPast performance predictionLeadership, conflict, failure
SituationalProblem-solving approachHypothetical scenarios
TechnicalSkills validationRole-specific knowledge
CulturalValues alignmentCollaboration, growth mindset
MotivationalEngagement predictionCareer goals, interests

Related Skills

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