Today's Agent Skill: Role-Specific Interview Question Builder
What It Does
Hiring the wrong person is one of the most expensive mistakes a small business owner can make, and generic interview questions rarely reveal how a candidate actually performs on the job. A structured, role-specific question set forces candidates to demonstrate real skills rather than recite what they think you want to hear. This skill generates a tailored interview guide — with behavioral, situational, and skill-check questions — for any position you're hiring for.
How It Works
You provide the job title, the three most critical skills or traits for success, and any concerns based on past hires. The skill builds a complete interview guide with 10–12 questions organized by competency area, each paired with a note on what a strong answer looks like and a red-flag pattern to watch for. The result is a consistent, professional process you can share with everyone involved in the hiring decision.
How to Deploy It
Trigger it by typing "build interview questions for [role]" and describing the key skills you need. Works with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and Windsurf. Paste the output into a shared Google Doc so every interviewer uses identical questions — consistent questions across all candidates make post-interview comparisons far more reliable and legally defensible.
SKILL.md — Ready to Deploy
## Description
Generates a structured, role-specific interview guide with 10–12 questions organized by competency, including what a strong answer looks like and red flags to watch for.
## Trigger
User says "build interview questions for [role]" or "create an interview guide" and describes the position.
## Input
- job_title: The role being hired for (required)
- critical_skills: 3 most important skills or traits for success in this role (required)
- past_hire_issues: Problems encountered with previous employees in similar roles (optional)
- company_context: Brief description of working environment, e.g., "5-person team, everyone wears many hats" (optional)
## Steps
1. Identify 4–5 competency areas based on job_title and critical_skills. Common areas: Problem Solving, Communication, Technical Skill, Reliability, Customer or Team Orientation.
2. For each competency, write:
- 1 behavioral question ("Tell me about a time when...")
- 1 situational question ("What would you do if...")
- 1 skill-check question (specific and verifiable — avoids abstract prompts like "what are your strengths?")
3. If past_hire_issues were provided, add one targeted question that directly probes tCopy the full SKILL.md and drop it into your agent's skills directory to activate this skill.