Write Structured Interview Questions

Help me build a structured interview so that every candidate for this role is asked the same job-related questions and scored on the same scale.

Role: {{role}}
The competencies that matter most for success in this job (the real skills and behaviors, not traits): {{competencies}}
What the person will actually do: {{real work}}
Interview length and number of interviewers: 45 minutes, one interviewer
Candidate level: mid-level
Things I must not ask about (company policy, local law, or my own rules): none stated

For each of the 4 most important competencies, create:
1. One behavioral question about a past situation, with a follow-up prompt to dig for specifics (what exactly did you do, what was the result).
2. One situational or work-sample question based on a realistic problem in this role. If a work sample is a better test, describe it with a time limit.
3. A scoring guide on a 1 to 4 scale. For each score, describe what a response at that level contains, in observable terms. Do not use vague labels such as "good" or "excellent" without describing what they look like.
4. Signals of a weak answer to listen for, such as vagueness about the candidate's own contribution, and what a stronger answer sounds like.

Also provide: an opening and closing script that explains the process to the candidate, a short list of questions about practicalities (availability, expectations), and a note on how to take notes and score immediately after the interview, before discussing with others.

Rules: every question must relate to the job. Do not include questions about age, family plans, health, religion, nationality, disability or other personal characteristics, and flag any request of mine that would drift in that direction. Do not use brainteasers. Remind me to check the rules where I hire and that this is not legal advice.

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