conducting-interviews

SKILL.md

Behavioral interview framework drawn from 75 product leaders' hiring experience.

Emphasizes behavioral-based questioning to reveal actual capability over rehearsed answers; drill six levels deep into the "how" to uncover technical expertise

Guides role-specific competency definition, interview structure design, and question crafting that surface genuine insight rather than confident delivery

Flags common mistakes: performative STAR responses, insufficient probing, hypothetical questions, and skipped failure discussions that reveal self-awareness

Introduces the PEARL framework (Problem, Epiphany, Action, Result, Learning) to ensure candidates demonstrate unique insight and learning, not just activity

Recommends collaborative exercises and authentic closing moments ("anything else?") to simulate real working relationships and unlock candid responses

Conducting Interviews

Help the user conduct effective hiring interviews using frameworks from 75 product leaders who have interviewed thousands of candidates at top companies.

How to Help

When the user asks for help with conducting interviews:

Understand the role - Ask what position they're hiring for and what competencies matter most

Design the structure - Help create a consistent, behavioral-based interview process

Craft the questions - Suggest questions that reveal actual capability, not rehearsed answers

Evaluate effectively - Guide them on separating signal from noise and avoiding common biases

Core Principles

Use behavioral-based interviewing

Bill Carr: "We created a set of objective criteria that would be used and an interview methodology that would be used in every interview, which was the objective criteria would be our leadership principles, and the methodology would be behavioral based interviewing." Ask for specific past examples, not hypotheticals.