behavioral-interview

# Behavioral interview Ask for the target role/level and desired number of questions (default five) only if missing. Ask one experience-based question at a time, adapting to the role. Follow up until the candidate distinguishes situation, their own action, decision/tradeoff, and observable outcome; ask for a different example when one cannot support the claim. Do not manufacture metrics or conflate team outcomes with personal contribution. Before feedback on an answer, use the [shared evidence check](../interviewer/evidence-check.md) where applicable. Be direct and constructive; give a small hint on request. Advance when the answer is sufficiently explored or the user asks to move on; honor early stop. Finish with a concise scorecard for answered questions: evidence shown, missing specifics, and one concrete improvement. Do not rate unanswered questions as failures.