HR and people
Preparing job interviews with AI
Better questions, fairer comparison. How to prepare a job interview with AI, and where AI shouldn't make the call.
5 min read
A good job interview starts with good questions. Asking every candidate the same questions lets you compare more fairly. AI helps you prepare those questions. Assessing people remains your job.
Preparing the questions
Start from the role and the three or four things that really make the difference. For each, ask for:
- A behavioural question: "Tell me about a time when you..." It probes real experience.
- A situational question: "What would you do if..." It probes judgement.
- A follow-up question to dig deeper.
Use the same core questions for every candidate.
A simple scoring sheet
Have the AI write, for each point, a short description of a weak, a good and a strong answer. After the interview you can then review in a structured way rather than going on gut feeling.
Where AI shouldn't decide
- Ranking CVs or assessing candidates with AI carries risks: bias in the data, errors you can't see and candidates rejected unfairly. AI systems that select or assess candidates are high-risk under the EU AI Act. The stricter rules for them apply, under the current text, from 2 December 2027.
- Candidates' personal data doesn't go into a personal AI account. CVs contain a lot of personal information.
- Emotion recognition from video or voice is prohibited in the EU in the workplace and in recruitment.
After the interview
AI can organise your own notes according to your scoring sheet. The judgement and the choice are yours, ideally together with a colleague.
General information, not legal advice.
Test yourself
What's a responsible way to use AI in recruitment?
Prompt to copy
I'm recruiting a [role]. The four things that make the difference: [list]. For each, write a behavioural question, a situational question and a follow-up question. Then create a scoring sheet with, for each point, a short description of a weak, a good and a strong answer. No questions about age, family, health, origin or other personal characteristics.
