Interviews · Glossary

Structured Interview

Interview with predefined questions and a scoring rubric, scored independently per dimension.

Structured interviews predict job performance roughly 2.5× better than unstructured ones, per Schmidt & Hunter's century of meta-analysis (r=0.51 vs r=0.20). The format is the gain — same questions, same rubric, scored independently before debate.

The four ingredients: a fixed question set tied to the role's competencies; a rubric with anchored 1–5 levels per dimension; independent scoring submitted before any group discussion; and a calibrated debrief where disagreements are surfaced and resolved against the rubric.

Companies that switch unstructured panels to structured ones typically see a 10–15 point lift in 1-year retention of new hires within 12 months.

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