🎯 How Qualification Questions Work in Tengai – and How to Use Them Effectively

The Tengai interview consists of three parts: Qualification, Personality, and Behavior. The qualification section is fully controlled by you as a recruiter – and it's where you directly connect the interview to your job requirements.

When used right, qualification questions help you:

accelerate your shortlisting
assign automatic scoring (0–10)
strengthen your shortlist
generate a reliable decision-making base

🧩 How Qualification Fits into the Full Interview

Section	Purpose	Score Range	Content
Qualification	Match job-specific requirements	0–10	Your own yes/no + open text questions
Personality	Assess potential (Big Five)	0–10	30 self-assessment statements
Behavior	Show how the candidate acts	0–10 (manual review)	STAR-based questions (e.g. teamwork)

All sections are combined in Tengai's potential summary.

📁 Use Templates – Reuse and Connect to Your ATS

When you create a set of qualification questions in Tengai, you can save it as a template. The template:

is available when launching jobs from your ATS
can be reused across interviews and roles
is easy to update or tweak as needed
speeds up your workflow and ensures consistency

🔁 You can have multiple templates – e.g., one for "warehouse", one for "consultants", one for "internships".

🛠 How to Write Good Qualification Questions

Three Question Types:

Required questions
– Gives +1 point for "Yes", disqualifies candidate if "No"
– Important to filter out non-matching candidates early
Nice-to-have questions
– Gives +1 point for "Yes", no penalty for "No"
Open-ended questions
– Not scored, but help you understand context and motivation

💡 Strong Question Examples

Required:

Have you led at least 10 full-cycle recruitments during the last three years?

Nice-to-have:

Do you have experience working with an ATS or HR system?

Open text:

Describe a situation where you were responsible for a complex recruitment. How did you structure the process?

✅ How Many Questions Should I Use?

6–10 yes/no questions (2–4 of which are "required")
2–3 open-ended questions
Max total: 15 questions

🔁 How Templates Work in Practice

Create your question set in Tengai (under “Create Assignment”)
Click “Save as template”
Your template is saved and visible to your team
When launching a new job in your ATS – select the template
You can then edit, replace or reuse the questions freely

This helps you scale structured hiring without starting from scratch.
Remember – you create the assignment in your ATS, not in the Recruiting Hub.

🎯 After the Interview

Once the candidate finishes:

Scores are automatically calculated
You get a ranked shortlist
You can filter out non-qualified candidates
You get open text responses to support your evaluation

FAQ

Can I edit templates later?
Yes. You can update or duplicate your templates anytime.

How do I know if someone fails a requirement?
Required questions are marked in the shortlist. If the candidate says “No” – it's visible immediately.

What if I only use open questions?
The candidate will get a score of 0 – but you’ll still see their answers. We recommend always combining with yes/no.

👋 Need Help Getting Started?

We’re happy to help you define questions or build templates for your roles. Reach out to support@tengai.io or your Customer Success Manager.