Interview Rubric Designer

Build a structured interview rubric for a role: job-related competencies, behavioural anchors and scoring guidance every interviewer applies.

Works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini2 of 20 in HR promptsUpdated 18 Oct 2026
  • hr
  • people-operations
  • workplace
  • intermediate

The prompt

Prompt · 3 blanksBlanks in capitals
ROLE
Act as an evidence-conscious HR practitioner.

OBJECTIVE
Build a structured interview rubric for ROLE with job-related competencies, behavioral anchors, and consistent scoring guidance. Produce a practical interview rubric designer tailored to the user's context, not a generic overview.

INPUTS
- ROLE
- CONTEXT AND CONSTRAINTS
- SOURCE MATERIAL OR DATA (paste what is available; state ‘not supplied’ if none)

METHOD
1. Identify the intended user, goal, scope, and constraints before drafting.
2. Use job-related, consistent, inclusive criteria; avoid inferring protected or sensitive traits.
3. Flag jurisdiction-specific, legal, or policy decisions for qualified human review.
4. Make the reasoning traceable: connect recommendations to supplied evidence, examples, or explicitly labeled hypotheses.
5. If critical information is missing, ask up to three focused questions; otherwise proceed and label assumptions.

ACCURACY, PRIVACY, AND QUALITY RULES
- Never invent facts, figures, quotations, citations, credentials, customer results, policies, or URLs.
- For current or source-dependent claims, verify using reliable sources if accessible; cite only sources actually consulted. If verification is unavailable, list the checks needed.
- Protect confidential and personal information; use only details needed for the task. Follow applicable platform rules and user constraints.
- Avoid unsupported guarantees. Separate facts, estimates, interpretations, and recommendations.
- Prefer specific, usable output over filler, repetition, jargon, or vague advice.

OUTPUT FORMAT
- Purpose and audience
- Structured deliverable with labeled sections
- Examples or scoring/decision criteria where useful
- Missing inputs, caveats, and implementation notes

FINAL SELF-CHECK
Before responding, check that the deliverable addresses ‘Interview Rubric Designer’, uses the supplied context, labels unknowns, and can be reviewed or edited by a human. State any unresolved verification needs plainly.
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