# Interview Structure and Guides

## Interview Structure

While there is no definitive answer to the “correct” number of interview rounds, here’s what we recommend to our partners, post [resume screening](https://usdr.gitbook.io/talent-toolkit/talent-acquisition/evaluate-applications#what-is-resume-screening).

<table><thead><tr><th width="189">Interview Round</th><th width="224">Assessing For</th><th width="150"># of Panelists</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="#initial-phone-screen"><strong>Initial Phone Screen</strong></a></td><td>High level fit/alignment to job specifications</td><td>1</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FLQN19tbfXkZLXgfngPgSLryvvjRkiviwYx-NggetyI/copy#heading=h.wuufile9yhlg">Template Link</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="#technical-domain-knowledge"><strong>Technical/Domain Interview</strong></a></td><td>Technical fit/alignment to job specifications (Deep Dive)</td><td>2</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/14htia1lZo-i2ofoWNlnI9GHgOOfCSo0zhw96p0pUUE0/copy">Template Link</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="#core-values-round"><strong>Core Values Interview</strong></a></td><td>Behavioral attributes, alignment to org values and culture</td><td>2</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13DvkvBYPFF0YUI_C8BOk5HIHyUSQiHt4n2_LuvubKis/copy">Template Link</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="#leadership-round"><strong>Leadership Round</strong></a></td><td>Alignment to broader organizational needs + any recommended areas to probe further following previous interview rounds</td><td>1-2 (Include Hiring Manager if they were not included in previous rounds)</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D8YXTz-HHpakCEyHm8INknNgih404sJBcatfQc6I0PM/copy">Template Link</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Interview Guides

We recommend using structured interview guides, where the interviewers ask a predetermined set of questions in a specific order to all candidates. Structured interview guides can help organizations make more objective, fair and predictive hiring decisions while also improving the efficiency and legal compliance of the hiring process.&#x20;

### Interview guide examples

Refer to these sample interview guides across a variety of common digital service roles and interview rounds.

#### Initial Phone Screen

* [Initial phone screen guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FLQN19tbfXkZLXgfngPgSLryvvjRkiviwYx-NggetyI/copy#heading=h.wuufile9yhlg)

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#### Technical / Domain Knowledge

* [Head of Front-End Development](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PPWQ-wlmJUYw-Oyn7OM99CQkj8oHyFDCj-cXB3LJaA8/copy)
* [Head of Product Management](https://docs.google.com/document/d/19tmMs81OQL9P3cEqwDhdupiXmwJoQKKuOOJZK4dWXy8/copy)
* [Head of User Experience](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J3_Jli8-3OJvhUVRACr4FMthl3CKUBOtFJaJF2LCxYg/copy)
* [Head of Back End Development](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlA0sjERJvCjyxqoXzwjMiAwiM9wfOPHbimonrWdn1Q/copy)
* [Head of Operations](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jyB-8Q8e8FZJswVMUtKPFYOAfJwKYD7tzzwM-fjkQk0/copy)
* [Head of Quality, Analytics, and Infrastructure](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qeO_hlyhen-YKDrIxA0v73yhYcjp2UzSnkGzDIwzhcc/copy)

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#### Core Values Round

* [Core Value interview guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13DvkvBYPFF0YUI_C8BOk5HIHyUSQiHt4n2_LuvubKis/copy)

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#### Leadership Round

* [Leadership interview guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D8YXTz-HHpakCEyHm8INknNgih404sJBcatfQc6I0PM/copy)

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