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Interview Guide
Structured interviews that predict performance instead of rewarding confidence.
- 6 chapters
- 25 min read
- For anyone who sits on an interview panel
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Chapters
What's in the guide
Unstructured interviews measure confidence and likability — neither predicts performance. This guide covers designing a scorecard, asking questions that surface evidence, and running debriefs where the best argument wins instead of the loudest voice.
- 01Why unstructured interviews failThe biases that make confident candidates look competent.
- 02Design the scorecardTurning the role brief into rateable competencies with anchored scales.
- 03Ask for evidenceBehavioral questions and follow-ups that get past rehearsed answers.
- 04Run the loopPanel design, stage focus and avoiding repeated questions.
- 05Debrief and decideScores first, discussion second — protecting independent judgment.
- 06The candidate's experienceEvery interview is also the candidate assessing you.
Timeline
A structured interview loop
- Screening call30 min
- Competency deep-dive60 min
- Case / working session90 min
- Values & team fit45 min
- Panel debrief30 min
From inside the guide
Checklists and rules of thumb
Before every interview
- You know which competencies this stage owns
- You have read the CV and previous stage notes
- Questions are prepared, with planned follow-ups
- The scorecard is open before the conversation starts
- Fifteen minutes are blocked afterwards for scoring
The ruleScore before you discussThe moment one interviewer speaks, every other score moves. Independent scores first — then the debate.
Common failureFour interviews, one questionWithout stage ownership, every interviewer asks about the same two projects. Assign each stage its own competencies.
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