Interview scheduling and a consistent question kit
SI coordinates interview times with candidates and interviewers, and prepares a consistent question set and scoring sheet for each role.
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The problem
Interviews take a string of emails to schedule. Each interviewer asks different questions, which makes candidates hard to compare.
What SI does
SI drafts messages to shortlisted candidates offering times that work for the interviewers, books confirmed slots, and sends reminders. For each role it prepares a short kit: the same job-related questions for every candidate, what a good answer covers, and a simple scoring sheet for interviewers to fill in.
Examples
The same job looks different in different businesses. These are illustrations, not client results.
- Dental practice
Three hygienist candidates are offered times around the dentist's patient schedule, and the kit covers patient communication and sterilization procedures.
- Marketing agency
A designer candidate gets times with two interviewers and a short portfolio review structure.
- Nonprofit
Program coordinator interviews use the same questions for all candidates, including board members on the panel.
What it takes to set up
Calendar access for interviewers, candidate contacts and the role's criteria. Setup is often a day.
What a human still checks
- Candidate messages are approved before sending.
- The hiring manager approves the questions.
- Interview notes and scores are kept with access limited to the hiring team.
Try it yourself
Paste this into your SI tool of choice and swap the [bracketed] parts for your own details. It asks SI to stop and show you before it does anything.
For [role], draft messages to these candidates [list] offering [3] times that fit [interviewers' calendars]. Prepare an interview kit with [6] job-related questions, what a strong answer covers, and a scoring sheet. Pause and show me before sending, submitting, posting or changing anything.
Next step
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