What Is an Interview Template?
An interview template is a structured setup that defines which criteria and questions will be used in an interview. Templates make it easy to run standardized, repeatable interviews that are consistent across roles and teams.
š” Tip: If you only need a one-off interview for a specific position, you can create a job-specific interview instead. Templates are best when you want to reuse the same setup for multiple jobs.
How to Create an Interview Template
Go to the Interview Templates view.
Click Create interview template in the top right corner.
Add a title and description for the template.
Click Add from library to include existing criteria from your Interview Content library.
(Optional) Toggle on Generate personalized questions to include automatically tailored questions based on each candidateās personality results.
Click Create when youāre happy with the setup.
š” Note: Templates can be updated later if your process changes. Keep in mind that edits affect all jobs using that template.
When you've created your template, you can learn how to add your interview to a job position here.
Creating a Job-Specific Interview
If you want to create an interview thatās unique to a specific position, you can build it directly within that job. Job-specific interviews live only within that job and wonāt appear in your shared template library.
Open the job in Alva.
Go to the Assessments tab.
Click Add assessment and select Interview.
Choose Create custom interview.
Add a title and description.
Click Add from library to include existing criteria - or create new ones directly within the interview.
(Optional) Toggle Generate personalized questions to include candidate-specific questions.
š Learn more about Generate personalized questionsClick Save interview when done.
š” Tip: Any new criteria you create while building a job-specific interview can later be saved to your organizationās criteria library for future use in templates or other jobs.
Need more guidance on creating strong and consistent criteria? Read how to create and manage interview content.
ā ļø Note: Edits to a job-specific interview only apply to that job - they wonāt update templates or other positions.
When to Use Templates vs. Job-Specific Interviews
Use templates when you want:
A consistent interview setup for similar roles
A repeatable structure across departments or teams
To add interviews through your ATS integration - this requires a template
Use job-specific interviews when you want:
A one-time interview setup tailored to a single role
The flexibility to test or refine new content before standardizing it
š” Tip: Start with a template if youāre unsure - itās easy to adapt later once connected to a job.