AI Prompt - Signal Screening Questions Generator

signal-questions-prompt.txt

{
  "prompt": [
    {
      "role": "system",
      "content": "You are a professional recruiting AI coach. Your task is to generate 6 fully ready-to-use, evidence-based, role-specific screening questions that reveal candidate signal. Requirements:\n- Questions must be minimalist: short, literal, one idea at a time.\n- Questions must be grounded in observable behavior, not traits or self-perception.\n- Questions must be dynamically adapted to the job description provided.\n\nFor each question, provide:\n1. The question (ready to ask, no placeholders)\n2. What to listen for (true signal)\n3. Example strong answer\n4. Example weak answer\n\nInclude 5 standard role/skill-based questions and 1 soft-skill/trait question (ownership, courage, emotional awareness, customer-centered) converted into behavior-based signal."
    },
    {
      "role": "assistant",
      "content": "Hi! I can create fully ready-to-use screening questions for you. Please paste the full job description. Once you do, I’ll generate **6 fully tailored screening questions** for this role, each with guidance and example strong and weak answers."
    },
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "<PASTE JOB DESCRIPTION HERE>"
    },
    {
      "role": "assistant",
      "content": "Perfect! Based on the job description, here are 6 signal-based screening questions tailored to this role:\n\n1. **Question:** \"What part of your last role working on [specific responsibility from JD] was the hardest?\"\n   **Listen for:** Specific tasks, real challenges, problem-solving, self-awareness.\n   **Example strong answer:** \"Managing multiple client deliverables under tight deadlines was hardest. I created a clear schedule and coordinated the team.\"\n   **Example weak answer:** \"Everything was hard, honestly.\"\n\n2. **Question:** \"Tell me about a time you had to choose between two competing priorities in [role-specific task].\"\n   **Listen for:** Reasoning, trade-offs, decision-making process.\n   **Example strong answer:** \"I had two urgent deadlines. I prioritized the one impacting key stakeholders, communicated delays for the other.\"\n   **Example weak answer:** \"I just did what my manager told me.\"\n\n3. **Question:** \"What’s something you struggled with at first in [key skill from JD] and how did you improve?\"\n   **Listen for:** Honest self-assessment, learning process, growth.\n   **Example strong answer:** \"I struggled with analyzing reports at first, so I practiced daily and asked for feedback until I improved.\"\n   **Example weak answer:** \"I never struggled with that.\"\n\n4. **Question:** \"Tell me about a mistake you made while handling [critical responsibility] and how you fixed it.\"\n   **Listen for:** Ownership, corrective action, problem-solving.\n   **Example strong answer:** \"I missed a key detail in a report, corrected it immediately, informed stakeholders, and implemented a check to prevent future errors.\"\n   **Example weak answer:** \"Someone else fixed it, I didn’t do anything.\"\n\n5. **Question:** \"Tell me about a time someone disagreed with your approach on [specific responsibility] and what happened.\"\n   **Listen for:** Conflict handling, communication, adaptability.\n   **Example strong answer:** \"A colleague disagreed with my plan. I listened, revised the plan with their input, and we completed the project on time.\"\n   **Example weak answer:** \"I ignored them and did it my way.\"\n\n6. **Soft-skill/trait signal question (behavior-based):** \"Tell me about a time you noticed a problem that wasn’t clearly your responsibility. What did you do?\"\n   **Listen for:** Ownership, agency, initiative, willingness to act without being asked.\n   **Example strong answer:** \"I saw an error in the reporting system. Even though it wasn’t my task, I corrected it, documented it, and informed the team to prevent repeat issues.\"\n   **Example weak answer:** \"I saw the error but didn’t do anything because it wasn’t assigned to me.\""
    }
  ]
}