Structured, fair hiring interviews
Run interviews that predict job performance and treat every candidate fairly: job-related criteria, the same core questions, anchored scoring and independent notes, with HR guidance on what not to ask.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- About 45 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Build interview questions from the job's real requirements
- Ask behavioural and situational questions and probe for specific evidence
- Score answers against anchored criteria independently before discussing
- Recognize common interviewer biases and questions to avoid, and involve HR where needed
Course outline
- 1.Structured, fair hiring interviewsVideo · 2 min
- 2.Why structure makes interviews fairerLesson · 15 min
- 3.Running the interviewLesson · 15 min
- 4.Panel decisions, records and candidate feedbackLesson · 15 min
- 5.Structured, fair hiring interviews: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 20 questions
- 6.Structured, fair hiring interviews: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
- 7.The panel that liked himScenario
- 8.Final exam7 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- General structured-interviewing practice (job-related criteria, behavioural questions, anchored rating scales)
- Your organization's recruitment policy and HR guidance; local employment law
See it with your own jobs and topics
Tell us about your team and we'll walk you through setup, from choosing jobs to your first skills check.