When you add custom interview questions, Ryan will ask your question and return clear, actionable insights. Here we cover a variety of question types, along with how to clearly instruct Ryan to assess your candidate responses in his reports.

Where to access this feature?

1. Go to a role on Screened
2. Click the Outreach button in the top left corner
3. Click ‘View more options’ to see below

🔼 Figure 1: What one custom question might look like if you follow this guide

What do I need to do?

• Give Ryan a Question: Tell Ryan what you want to ask.
• Cover Ideal Answer Criteria: Teach Ryan how to dig deeper. For example, what points should the candidate answer cover before he moves on?
• Define Your Assessment: Tell Ryan how you want to see the assessment. Think of him like one of your interviewers - He can do more than just give you an answer, he can write up the picture perfect assessment.

See below for examples for each of these 3 criteria.

Step 1: Write Your Interview Question

Your question should be clear, purposeful, and aligned with exactly what you want to learn about the candidate. This must be less than 300 characters, because we don’t want Ryan to ramble on too long.

Below are specific examples for common use cases:

Open-Ended Experience Questions

Understanding candidate background or experience. Try: