Objective

What is this deliverable for?

The Interview Guide is a structured guide automatically generated from a candidate's personality profile. It provides the interviewer with a list of targeted questions, tailored to the behavioral tendencies identified during the personality questionnaire.

The goal is to save time in interview preparation while helping to go beyond generic questions. Instead of asking the same questions to all candidates, the guide suggests questions adapted to that specific profile, to explore identified areas of interest and caution.

This document is given to the interviewer (recruiter or manager) before the interview. It can be used as a guide for conducting the interview, with spaces to note down answers.

Detailed Content

What the report contains, section by section

1. Cover Page

The document opens with an identification page: company logo, candidate's name, date, personality questionnaire format used (short 3 min or long 15 min version), and actual completion time. This page sets the context and anchors the guide within the recruitment file.

2. Question Type Legend

The interview guide uses a simple system to help the interviewer structure the conversation and effectively leverage the candidate's analysis.

Strengths Questions (green color): these questions explore the dimensions where the candidate appears naturally proficient according to the analysis. The goal is to understand how these strengths manifest concretely in professional situations and how they can be leveraged in the role.

Areas for Development Questions (grey color): these questions aim to delve into the identified areas of caution or development in the analysis. They help verify the candidate's ability to manage these situations, adapt, and implement progress strategies.

The guide is fully personalized based on the candidate's analysis, to steer the interview towards the profile's truly differentiating elements.

It also relies on the "sandwich" method (or hamburger method): starting with exploring a strength, then addressing an area for development, and concluding with a positive point. This approach promotes a constructive, smoother, and more balanced exchange with the candidate.

3. Thematic Question Pages

Questions are organized into thematic sections, each on one or more pages. The themes covered depend on the candidate's profile and may include: teamwork dynamics, communication style, pressure and urgency management, relationship with authority and procedures, motivational drivers, decision-making, conflict resolution, or initiative-taking ability.

Each section is titled, and questions are numbered for easy note-taking. Font size is adjusted according to the number of questions per section to ensure legibility when printed.

How it Works

How does it work?

Step 1 - The candidate completes their personality questionnaire

Once the candidate has completed the personality questionnaire, Trimoji analyzes the resulting profile: RADAR positioning, 4 Colors, 4D, BIG 4, and identified behavioral tendencies.

Step 2 - Guide Generation

The interview guide is automatically generated from the profile. Questions are selected and ordered according to the candidate's behavioral specifics: strengths to validate, areas of caution to explore, and secondary axes to deepen.

Step 3 - Automatically Available

The PDF is available on the platform before the interview. The recruiter can print it to annotate answers directly on it, or use it as a reference on screen. The guide contains enough questions for an interview of approximately 45 to 90 minutes.

Advantages

Benefits for an HR Team

• Accelerated Interview Preparation: no need to manually write questions, they are generated automatically based on the profile.
• More Targeted Interviews: questions adapt to the candidate's specifics, avoiding overly generic ones.
• Consistency Among Interviewers: each evaluator works from the same structure, facilitating feedback comparison.
• Exploration of Areas for Development: questions explicitly cover behavioral areas identified as potential risks for the role.
• Traceable Document: the timestamped and named guide can be archived with the candidate's file.

Use Cases

Scenarios

HR Interview before Manager Interview

The recruiter uses the guide to explore behavioral dimensions in an initial exchange, before handing over to the operational manager who has their own technical questions.

Managerial Interview

The manager receives the guide before the interview to explore the profile's behavioral specifics, without having to interpret the personality report themselves.

Panel Interview

Each panel member has the same guide or assigned specific sections. Post-interview discussions are more structured and comparable.

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ

Are the questions the same for all candidates?

No. The guide is generated from the candidate's specific profile. Questions vary based on the identified behavioral tendencies.

Can the questions be personalized?

The guide is generated automatically. The interviewer can annotate and enrich it manually before the interview. Questions can serve as a basis and be adapted to the specific role.

Can the guide be shared with a manager?

Yes. It is designed to be readable without prior Trimoji training. A manager can use it directly without having reviewed the full personality report.

Does the guide replace a skills interview?

No. It is complementary. The guide focuses on behavioral and relational dimensions; technical or job-specific questions remain the responsibility of the recruiter or manager.

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