Recruiting Interview Suite¶

Transform every interview into a consistent, bias-reduced, ATS-integrated hiring workflow — then adapt it to your process.

A comprehensive toolkit for structured hiring interviews with bias reduction, live flagging, AI-powered debriefs, and candidate scorecards. Connects directly to Greenhouse ATS, calendaring systems, and your hiring team's communication channels.

🚀 Why This Toolkit?¶

Structured by default. Every interviewer uses the same rubric. STAR-formatted behavioral capture. Competency-aligned scorecards. Bias doesn't stand a chance.

Real-time intelligence. Flag strengths and concerns with one tap — they flow into the debrief automatically. No more "what did you think?" cold starts.

Connected to your stack. Push scorecards to Greenhouse. Schedule follow-ups directly from action items. Email the hiring team with one click. This isn't a silo — it's the hub.

Your starting point. Every competency, prompt, and workflow is editable. Add your values rubric, customize role-specific templates, connect your ATS. The manifest is yours to evolve.

Overview¶

The Recruiting Interview Suite transforms Contio into a structured interviewing platform that:

• Reduces bias through standardized evaluation criteria and competency-based scoring
• Captures insights in real-time with one-tap shortcuts for flagging strengths and concerns
• Automates post-meeting workflows with AI-generated assessments and review gates
• Syncs with your ecosystem via ATS integration (Greenhouse), calendar scheduling, and team notifications

What's Included¶

Meeting Templates (4)¶

In-Meeting Shortcuts (8)¶

AI Next Steps (6)¶

Workflows (2)¶

Candidate Evaluation Workflow

Technical Assessment → Manager Review → Create Scorecard Canvas
                              ↓ (reject)
                         Alert Recruiter

Debrief Distribution Workflow

Debrief Brief → Recruiter Review → Email Hiring Team
                       ↓ (reject)
                  Alert Meeting Owner

Canvas Templates (3) — Collaborative Hiring Artifacts¶

Action Buttons (5) — Deliver Anywhere¶

Getting Started¶

Installing the Toolkit¶

Install in Contio

Click the button above to install directly into your Contio workspace. If you have the desktop app, it will open automatically. Otherwise, you'll be directed to the web app.

Manual installation:

1. Download recruiting-interview-suite.json
2. In your workspace, go to Settings → Toolkits → Import
3. Upload the JSON file and confirm

That's it — your workspace now has all the templates, shortcuts, and automations ready to use.

Usage Guide¶

Before the Interview¶

1. Create a meeting using the appropriate template (Phone Screen, Technical, or Behavioral)
2. Review the agenda items and customize if needed
3. Invite the candidate and interviewers

During the Interview¶

1. Use Flag as Strength (💪) when the candidate demonstrates a positive quality
2. Use Flag as Concern (⚠️) when you observe a gap or red flag
3. Use Capture STAR Answer (📋) after behavioral questions to structure the response
4. Use Time Check (⏱️) to stay on pace

After the Interview¶

1. Interview Summary auto-generates with key observations
2. Generate Scorecard creates competency-based evaluation
3. Review and approve the assessment in the workflow
4. A Candidate Scorecard canvas is created automatically

During the Debrief¶

1. Use the Hiring Debrief template
2. Each interviewer shares their independent assessment (no cross-talk initially)
3. Debrief Brief auto-generates the panel consensus
4. Approve to distribute the decision to the hiring team

Customization¶

This toolkit works out of the box, but most organizations will want to tailor it to their hiring process. All customizations can be made through the Contio UI.

Changing Competencies¶

Your competency rubric is probably different from the defaults. To customize:

1. Go to Settings → Next Steps
2. Find "Generate Scorecard" and click Edit
3. Modify the competencies list in the AI prompt
4. Save your changes

Example — Sales Role Competencies:

Competencies to evaluate:
- Product Knowledge
- Objection Handling
- Relationship Building
- Closing Skills
- Industry Expertise

Adding Interview Stages¶

If your process has additional stages (culture fit, executive review, etc.):

1. Go to Settings → Templates
2. Click New Template or duplicate an existing one
3. Configure the agenda items for your stage
4. Add relevant shortcuts and next steps

Creating Custom Shortcuts¶

Add one-tap actions for your evaluation criteria:

1. Go to Settings → Shortcuts
2. Click New Shortcut
3. Choose an icon, color, and write a prompt
4. Select which meeting surfaces it appears on

Example — Values Alignment Shortcut: - Name: Flag Values Signal - Icon: 🎯 - Prompt: "Insert a values alignment marker with timestamp and brief observation"

Modifying AI Prompts¶

Tune the AI-generated content for your terminology and format:

1. Go to Settings → Next Steps
2. Select the next step to modify
3. Edit the prompt instructions
4. Test with a sample meeting

Editing Canvas Templates¶

Customize the scorecard and panel summary documents:

1. Go to Settings → Canvas Templates
2. Open the template in the collaborative editor
3. Add, remove, or rearrange sections
4. Save to apply to future canvases

🚀 Extend It Your Way¶

This toolkit is a starting point, not a ceiling. Every element can be customized, extended, or replaced.

Remix in the UI. Once installed, all components (templates, shortcuts, next steps, canvases, workflows) appear in your workspace settings. Edit them directly, duplicate them, or combine pieces from multiple toolkits — then export your remix as a new portable toolkit.

Ideas for Extension¶

Fork, Version, Share¶

# Export your customized toolkit
Settings → Toolkits → Export → recruiting-custom.json

# Version control it with your codebase
git add toolkits/recruiting-custom.json
git commit -m "feat: add values interview template"

# Share with other workspaces
Settings → Toolkits → Import (in other workspace)

The manifest is yours to own. Add your competencies, connect your ATS, evolve it with your hiring process.

See Also¶

• Toolkit Authoring Guide — Full manifest reference
• Agile Ceremonies Suite
• Robert's Rules Collection