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Interview Process Template
Round 1: Fit screen – Interviewer (Recruiter, if using one) 30 Minutes
Round 2: Resume Review
Round 3: Founder Screen – Interviewer (Hiring Manager) 45 min
Round 4: Pairing Interview (Interviewer, Interviewer) 45 minutes each
Round 5: TBD
- Debrief 10 minutes
References
Process
| Interview Guide | Format |
| Recruiter phone screen (If applicable) | 30 min |
| Resume Review | Ad Hoc |
| Founder screen | 45 minutes |
| Remote Pairing Rd 3 (Interviewer) | 45 min |
| Remote Pairing Rd 3 (Interviewer) | 45 min |
| TBD | 45 min |
| Debrief | Next day (10 min) |
| References/Offer Extend |
Round 1: Fit screen – 45 min,
R1 testing for:
– Communication approach in difficult situations
– Mission/team alignment
Introduce yourself and describe role – 5 min
Describe vision, history, team. Describe the role and ask if they have questions (try to stick to 5 min max).
Before diving into the questions, spend some time building rapport with the candidate and let them know the format of the interview, i.e. I will start by giving you an overview of the role after which I’ll be asking questions about your background and past roles followed by some more time for Q&A. Let me know if there are any questions you have about Karuna or the role.
Round 2: Resume Review
| Questions | Rubric | |
| 1 | (Hiring Manager): |
Round 3: Pairing Exercise (Interviewer, Interviewer)
| Interviewer/Questions | Onsite | |
| 1. Interviewer | Overview/Gating/Level | 45 min |
| 2. Interviewer | Overview/Gating/Level | 45 min |
| 3. Questions from candidate | Adaptability | 10 min |
Interviewer Scorecards:
Overall Summary of Candidate? Good/Bad?
How would you rate the candidate on the following areas (1 being worst, 5 being best)
– Technical Aptitude? (1-5)
– Role Related Knowledge? (1-5)
– Team/Culture Fit? (1-5)
Concerns?:
Overall Recommendation (Definity Hire or Continue, Definitely Don’t Hire) and Why?: