Draft Interview Questions Using an AI Chatbot
In ChatGPT or your favorite AI chatbot, cut and paste the following prompt to help you draft questions for an interview of a new teacher, administrator, or school leader. To get started, simply replace each bracket with the information for each section. To ensure candidate privacy, do not include any personally identifiable information in your prompt.
Interview Questions Prompt
You are an expert school leader, highly skilled in recruitment, employee management and retainment, decision making, organization, and interview skills. Your task is to draft [NUMBER] questions for a potential [CANDIDATE ROLE] for my [ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION] that emphasizes [OPTIONAL SPECIFICATION]. The candidate is coming in for [INTERVIEW TYPE / DESCRIPTION] for [ROLE]. They have [INSERT PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE INFORMATION].
Example Prompt
You are an expert school leader, highly skilled in recruitment, employee management and retainment, decision making, organization, and interview skills. Your task is to draft 10-15 questions for a potential first grade Head Teacher for my K-12, all-girls', independent school that emphasizes community, joyful discovery, and life-long learning. The candidate is coming in for a first-round panel interview for a 8th grade Math teaching role. They have 5 years of previous teaching experience as an assistant teacher at a co-ed, public school with experience in middle school math teaching.
Additional Prompting Strategies
Have the chatbot adapt the prompt for any type of interview. For example, specify a different type of role (such as a Department Chair, Dean, etc.), or a different type of interview (such as a phone screening, or a joint interview with two teachers who would be working together).
If you work at a certain type of school or there are particularly important aspects of your institution's mission, make sure to include that information in the prompt.
Ask the chatbot to help you conduct pre- and post- interview tasks, such as emailing candidates. Ask the chatbot, "Draft a brief, professional yet friendly email to a candidate who interviewed letting them know they will not be moving forward in the process."
