Screening Interview Templates
Pre-built screening questions for common roles. Use a template to get started in seconds, then customize to fit your needs.
How to Screen Software Engineers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen engineering candidates on what they personally owned, how they handled a real production incident, their actual path from commit to production, and where they override AI coding tools.
How to Screen Product Managers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen product candidates on the decision they personally owned, what they refused to build, how the roadmap really got set, where their instrumentation lies to them, and where they would need help.
How to Screen Account Executives: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen AE candidates on quota attainment across multiple periods, self-sourced pipeline, deal size and cycle fit, qualification discipline, forecast honesty, and comp expectations.
How to Screen Customer Success Managers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen CSM candidates on which of the four CSM jobs they actually did, real book size and segment, whether they owned the renewal number or only influenced it, how early they catch churn, and whether they can ask a customer for money.
How to Screen Data Analysts: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen analyst candidates on scoping a vague request, SQL depth, data-quality judgment, verification habits, and whether anyone ever acted on their findings.
How to Screen Marketing Managers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen marketing candidates on the number they personally owned, the budget they controlled, where their attribution lies to them, the channel that stopped working, and what they would cut first.
How to Screen UX Designers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen product design candidates on what actually shipped, which parts were theirs, what it changed in the numbers, how they hand off to engineering, and when they break from the design system.
How to Screen DevOps Engineers on CI/CD and Infrastructure: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen platform candidates on the pipeline they actually run, the alert they deleted, what is still clicked in a console, and how much of the job they expect to be firefighting.
How to Screen Recruiters: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen recruiters and sourcers for real requisition load, sourcing that goes past job-board applicants, written outreach quality, funnel metrics they actually own, and tolerance for the volume your desk carries.
How to Screen Executive Assistants: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen executive assistants for the level of executive they have actually supported, calendar control under constant change, discretion with confidential information, inbox and gatekeeping judgment, error recovery, and the onsite and after-hours expectations that decide whether the match holds.
How to Screen Senior Product Managers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen senior, group, and principal PM candidates on the strategy they wrote, how they split team capacity, what they retired, whether they owned pricing, and how they changed a leadership team's mind.
How to Screen Data Scientists: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen data science candidates on whether their models shipped and stayed shipped, what they built that nobody used, how they caught production degradation, and how their labels were actually defined.
How to Screen Sales Representatives: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen sales rep candidates on real daily activity numbers, ramp history, slump recovery, lead-source mix, actual earnings versus OTE, and the logistics that end most sales hires early.
How to Screen Enterprise Customer Success Managers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen enterprise and strategic CSM candidates on how many people they knew inside each account, what they did when a sponsor left, the customer outcome they measured, and what they held when procurement pushed at renewal.
How to Screen DevOps Engineers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen infrastructure candidates on the architecture they personally shaped, what their on-call rotation actually looked like, what a zero-downtime migration cost them, and where they would need to ramp up on your stack.
How to Screen Warehouse Associates: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen warehouse associates for facility and equipment experience, stamina across a full shift, productivity against a pick rate, forklift certification, accuracy and safety judgment under rate pressure, and the attendance and transportation reality that decides whether they last 30 days.
How to Screen Administrative Assistants: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen for real software proficiency, prioritization under competing demands, calendar and logistics experience, discretion, accuracy, and placement logistics.
How to Screen Customer Service Representatives: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen customer service reps for real interaction volume, de-escalation under pressure, channel and CRM comfort, performance against metrics, schedule fit, and the attendance reliability that decides whether they make it past training.
How to Screen Registered Nurses (RNs): 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen RNs for active licensure and compact status, setting and acuity fit, current BLS and ACLS, deterioration and escalation judgment, delegation to LPNs and aides, charting, and shift availability before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen Skilled Trades Workers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen electricians, HVAC techs, plumbers, and other tradespeople for an active license and classification, real job-site scope, current safety cards, tools and transportation, inspection and callback history, and the rate and availability that decide whether the hire actually starts.
How to Screen Forklift Operators: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen forklift operators and production workers for equipment class, real hours at height, safety judgment, incident history, attendance, and shift fit before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen IT Help Desk Technicians: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen for real troubleshooting method, ticketing and queue discipline, verifiable technical depth, plain-English communication, security habits, and coverage availability.
How to Run a Staffing Agency Intake Screen: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen any candidate for work authorization, availability and start date, pay floor, commute radius, work history, credentials, background and schedule blockers, and the duplicate-submission conflict that voids your fee after the client says yes.
How to Screen CDL Truck Drivers: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen CDL drivers for license class and endorsements, MVR and accident history, DOT medical and Clearinghouse status, equipment and route fit, and the home time and start date that decide whether the hire sticks.
How to Screen Caregivers and Home Health Aides: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen caregivers and home health aides for hands-on personal-care comfort, dementia-care skill, current credentials, attendance and shift fit, safe-transfer ability, and emergency judgment.
How to Screen Medical Assistants: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen medical assistants for active certification, clinical versus front-office skill, scope of practice, EHR fluency, compliance, and schedule fit before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen Housekeepers and Room Attendants: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen housekeepers and room attendants for cleaning experience, rooms-per-shift pace, physical stamina, attention to detail, safe chemical and biohazard handling, integrity around guest belongings, and weekend availability.
How to Screen Line Cooks: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen line cooks for station and volume experience, speed under the rush, food-safety knowledge, consistency to spec, teamwork on the line, physical stamina, and nights-and-weekends availability.
How to Screen Diesel Mechanics: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen diesel mechanics for engine-brand experience, diagnostic and aftertreatment skill, ASE and inspection credentials, shift coverage, and reliability.
How to Screen Phlebotomists: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen phlebotomists for venipuncture skill, certification, specimen-handling accuracy, patient composure, STAT and timed-draw prioritization, and shift availability before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen Dental Hygienists: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen dental hygienists for RDH licensure, scaling and periodontal skill, imaging and software familiarity, chairside manner, and schedule fit before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen Restaurant Servers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen restaurant servers for section and volume experience, POS and service flow, guest recovery, menu and allergen knowledge, alcohol-service certification, cash and check integrity, and schedule fit before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs and LVNs): 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen LPNs and LVNs for active licensure and scope, setting and acuity fit, med-pass and clinical skills, change-in-condition and night-shift judgment, charting, and shift availability before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen Medication Aides (CMA, Med Tech, QMAP): 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen medication aides for active certification and state scope, med-pass accuracy under a full assignment, what they do when a resident refuses or an order looks wrong, MAR and EMR charting, when they escalate to the nurse, and shift fit before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen HVAC Technicians: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen HVAC technicians for EPA 608 certification, install versus service experience, real diagnostic ability on refrigeration and heating, on-call and rooftop willingness, and reliability before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen Hotel Front Desk Agents: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen front desk agents for real check-in volume, PMS experience, guest de-escalation, multitasking under a full lobby, cash handling, and the weekend and holiday availability the desk actually needs.
How to Screen Retail Sales Associates and Cashiers: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen sales associates and cashiers for real floor and register experience, customer recovery, POS and cash accuracy, loss-prevention judgment, and the evening, weekend, and holiday availability the schedule actually needs.
How to Screen Bilingual Call Center Agents: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen bilingual agents for real conversational fluency in both languages, call-handling experience, de-escalation under a timer, multitasking across systems, and the schedule and workspace reality of the job.
How to Screen Electricians: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen electricians for license and classification, hands-on scope, code knowledge, safety judgment, and the availability and physical reality of the job.
How to Screen Welders: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen welders for certifications and process fit, real hands-on scope, blueprint and symbol reading, quality and inspection history, safety judgment, and shift availability.
How to Screen Pharmacy Technicians: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen pharmacy technicians for certification and state registration, retail versus hospital setting fit, real hands-on scope, accuracy under volume, insurance and adjudication skill, and shift availability.
How to Screen Security Officers: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen security guards for license and registration, post and setting fit, real hands-on scope, judgment under pressure, reliability and post-abandonment risk, and shift availability.
How to Screen Plumbers: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen plumbers for license level, service versus new construction experience, code and inspection track record, tools and truck, and on-call availability.
How to Screen Delivery Drivers: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen non-CDL delivery drivers for license and MVR status, vehicle class comfort, route and app fluency, physical load handling, customer conduct, and schedule fit.
How to Screen Maintenance Technicians: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen maintenance technicians for real trade breadth, hands-on troubleshooting, EPA and certification status, make-ready turn experience, on-call reliability, and resident-facing conduct.
How to Screen Machine Operators and Production Associates: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen machine operators and production associates for real equipment experience, shift and overtime reliability, quality and measurement skill, safety habits, line troubleshooting, and physical fit.
How to Screen Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs): 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen CNAs for active certification and a clean registry, personal-care and transfer skill, dementia experience, reporting judgment, and shift and attendance reliability before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen School Bus Drivers: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen school bus drivers for CDL class and S and P endorsements, DOT medical and driving record, split-shift availability, student management, safety procedure, and background-check readiness before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen Automotive Technicians: 8 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen auto techs for skill level, ASE and state inspection credentials, flat-rate pay fit, their own tool set, real diagnostic process, comeback rate, and driving record before you spend time on a call.
How to Screen Direct Support Professionals (DSPs): 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen DSPs for real IDD experience, comfort with personal care, behavior support and de-escalation, medication certification, driving, documentation, and the awake overnights and holdovers that cause most of the turnover.
How to Screen Dietary Aides and Dietary Cooks: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen dietary aides and cooks for diet-order accuracy, texture-modified and therapeutic diet experience, allergy handling, food-safety and survey readiness, tray line speed, resident interaction, and the early-morning, weekend, and holiday availability a 365-day kitchen runs on.
How to Screen Behavior Technicians (RBTs): 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen behavior technicians for real ABA session experience, RBT credential status, data collection and note discipline, protocol fidelity, crisis training, comfort with personal care, and the after-school hours and cancellations that cause most of the turnover.
How to Screen Medical Receptionists and Patient Access Reps: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen medical front office candidates on real phone and check-in volume, insurance eligibility verification, point-of-service collections, hands-on EHR experience, HIPAA judgment at an open counter, scheduling accuracy, and the clinical boundary.
How to Screen Field Service Technicians: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen field service technicians for real diagnostic depth versus parts swapping, callback history, customer handling when equipment is down, van stock and same-day paperwork discipline, lone-worker safety judgment, and the driving record and on-call terms that kill offers after acceptance.
How to Screen Janitors and Custodians: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen janitors and custodians for chemical handling and dilution discipline, restroom process and cross-contamination control, which floor machines they have actually run, whether they can work a full shift with nobody watching, key and alarm trust, bodily fluid cleanup, and the transportation and shift realities that decide who is still there in month three.
How to Screen EMTs and Paramedics: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen EMTs and paramedics for license level and standing, real 911 versus interfacility patient contact, the driving record that has to clear your fleet insurer, refusal and capacity judgment, chart discipline, and honest tolerance for the shift.
How to Screen Bartenders: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen bartenders for real bar volume and concept, speed and build knowledge, cut-off and ID judgment, cash and comp integrity, prep and closing discipline, and the late nights and weekends the schedule actually needs.
How to Screen Dental Assistants: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen dental assistants for state registration and radiography certification, the procedures they can actually assist on, sterilization discipline, software speed, and schedule fit before anyone picks up a phone.
How to Screen Sterile Processing Technicians: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen sterile processing techs for CRCST or CSPDT certification, which areas of the department they actually worked, decontamination and IFU discipline, sterilizer monitoring, and whether they will stop a questionable tray when the OR is waiting.
How to Screen Surgical Technologists: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen surgical techs for CST or TS-C certification, which service lines they can actually scrub solo, sterile field and count discipline, how they handle a surgeon under pressure, and whether they will call a break in technique out loud.
How to Screen Childcare Teachers: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen childcare and daycare teachers for real age-group experience, clearances and credentials, behavior guidance, supervision and safe sleep, mandated reporting, parent communication, and the open-and-close availability that decides whether a room stays in ratio.
How to Screen Yard Jockeys and Yard Spotters: 9 Questions and What to Listen For
Screen yard jockeys, spotters, and hostlers for real seat time on a terminal tractor, CDL and DOT card status, hook and drop habits, early-departure judgment at the dock, yard accuracy, incident honesty, and the nights and weather that decide who stays.