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Structured Interview Guide Builder
Choose 3–5 competencies — or start from a role preset — and assemble a prewritten interview guide with a question, a follow-up probe, and the evidence to listen for on each. Copy or print it. No AI, no upload, no signup.
What makes an interview structured
A structured interview asks every candidate for a role the same core questions, scored against the same rubric. That's what makes the evidence comparable across candidates — and what makes a shortlist decision defensible afterward. This builder assembles that consistency for you; the interviewer still does the listening and the judgment.
How to choose job-relevant competencies
Start from a role preset if one is close, then adjust. Pick competencies that map to what actually predicts success in the role — not a generic personality wish list. Three to five is enough for one interview; save the rest for a different round or a different interviewer.
What this builder does and does not personalize
The competencies, presets, and starting question are yours to choose — but the question bank itself is fixed and prewritten, not generated for your specific role or candidate. If you want questions built from a real candidate's actual resume gaps, that's a different, candidate-specific capability — see below.
Free guide builder vs. Resume Autopsy's Interview Kit
This free tool builds a reusable guide from competencies you pick — the same guide for every candidate in a role. Resume Autopsy's Interview Kit is different: it starts with a candidate Resume Autopsy has already scored, and turns that specific candidate's evidence gaps into targeted follow-up questions. Use the free guide for structure across every candidate; use Interview Kit when you need to probe one candidate's specific gaps.
Frequently asked questions
Is this free and private?
Yes — completely free, no signup, no limits. The guide is assembled entirely in your browser and nothing you build is stored. Like the other free tools here, anonymous usage analytics (such as which competencies or presets were selected) are collected to improve the tool, but no personal data is captured.
Does it use AI?
No. Every question, follow-up probe, and evidence note is prewritten and curated — there are no AI or LLM calls involved in assembling your guide.
Are the questions personalized to a job or candidate?
No. The guide is assembled from the competencies you choose, not a specific job posting or candidate. For candidate-specific questions built from a real resume's evidence gaps, that's what Resume Autopsy's Interview Kit does — a genuinely different, paid capability.
How many competencies should an interview cover?
3–5 is the sweet spot for a single interview — enough to get real signal on each without running out of time or fatiguing the candidate.
Should every candidate for a role get the same questions?
Yes, for a structured interview — asking the same core questions to every candidate for a role is what makes evidence comparable across candidates.
What do the evidence levels mean?
Strong evidence, Partial evidence, and Needs follow-up are fixed labels for you to mark on your own notes during the interview — they're a rubric prompt, not an automated score.
Can I swap a question?
Yes — each competency has 3 prewritten question variants. Use "Regenerate question" on any competency to rotate to the next variant.
Can this assess deep technical expertise?
Not on its own. Technical Judgment checks reasoning and trade-off awareness, not depth in a specific stack — pair it with a role-specific technical screen for that.
Is this legal or assessment-validation advice?
No. This is a starting-point interview structure, not legal advice or a validated psychometric assessment — review your questions against your own hiring policies and, where relevant, legal counsel.
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