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Structured Interview Meaning

Interviews where every candidate gets the same questions, scored on the same rubric.

Deborah Adeleye-Olalekan 3 min read

Definition

A structured interview uses a pre-defined question set and scoring rubric for every candidate. Decades of research show it predicts on-the-job performance significantly better than unstructured conversations.

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