Interview Styles
Choose between structured, semi-structured, and adaptive interview styles.
Interview style determines how the AI conducts the interview — specifically, whether it follows a fixed question spine, generates follow-up probes, or creates all questions dynamically.
The AI delivers your predefined questions exactly as written with no follow-up probes. Every candidate gets an identical experience.
How it works:
- You define the question spine on the posting
- The AI asks each question in order, exactly as written
- No follow-ups — it moves directly to the next question after each answer
- Every candidate receives the exact same questions in the exact same order
Best for:
- Regulated or high-stakes roles where legal defensibility is critical
- High-volume roles where maximum consistency matters
- Situations where you want zero AI variability
Scoring
All three styles are scored identically — against the same competency anchors and rubric. The style affects how questions are selected, not how answers are evaluated.
Need a different opening line, closing line, or probe depth for one specific role? You can override any of those three fields on the posting edit page without changing your team's global defaults — see Editing and Managing Postings.
If you're unsure which style to choose, Semi-Structured is a good default. It provides structure for comparability while giving the AI room to surface deeper evidence.