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interview screening questions

Generate 20 open-ended interview screening questions from an uploaded job description file using the Gemini app.

collaboration Tags: curated, google-workspace, hr, recruiting, hiring

Attribution: Prepared by 6DuckLearn. Inspired by Google Workspace with Gemini Prompting Guide 101 (2025).

When to use this

You're a recruiter or hiring manager preparing for a round of candidate interviews and you need 20 high-quality, role-specific screening questions — not a generic list, but questions grounded in the actual job description.

What you'll get

20 open-ended interview screening questions drawn from the responsibilities and requirements in the job description, organised by theme (technical skills, behavioural, situational, culture fit) — ready to share with the interview panel.

Prompt template

Use this in the Gemini app (upload your job description file first):

I am a recruiter preparing for candidate interviews. Using the job description file I've uploaded, write a list of 20 open-ended interview questions to screen candidates. Organise them into these categories: [technical / skills-based questions], [behavioural questions (using STAR format)], [situational / problem-solving questions], [role motivation and culture questions]. For each question, add a one-line note on what a strong answer looks like.

Fill in the variables:

  • Upload your JD file before sending (PDF, Docs export, or plain text all work)
  • Adjust the category labels if your interview structure differs (e.g. add "Leadership" or "Data / Analytical" as a category)

Customisation tips

  • Specify interview stage: "These are for a first-round 30-minute phone screen — keep questions efficient" vs. "This is a final-round panel interview"
  • Add a "red flag" column: "Add a column noting what a weak or concerning answer sounds like"
  • Generate a scorecard: "Format this as an interview scorecard with a 1–5 rating column for each question"
  • Limit per category: "Give me 5 questions per category"

Iteration suggestions

After Gemini generates the questions:

  1. Send the offer → once you've selected a candidate, use offer-letter-template
  2. Handle rejections thoughtfully → use rejection-letter-empathetic for unsuccessful candidates

Related skills in this workflow

Step Skill What it does
1 recruiting-process-improvement Brainstorm process improvements
2 job-description-writer Write the job description
3 → You are here interview-screening-questions Generate 20 screening questions from the JD
4 offer-letter-template Draft the offer letter
5 rejection-letter-empathetic Write the rejection letter
6 hiring-metrics-sheets Build and analyse hiring metrics

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