ATSJune 27, 2026
Candidate Interviews
Schedule interviews against panel availability, equip interviewers with kits and question banks, and gather scorecards and assessments in a single structured record. Consistent inputs make hiring decisions easier to defend and faster to reach.
Use the Candidate Interviews semantic blueprint
/semantius-admin use the architect, analyst and modeler skills to update the semantius platform with the model specified in https://www.semantius.com/blueprints/ats-interviews-semantic-blueprint.mdEntity summary
| Name | data_object | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assessments | candidate_assessments |
Skills, cognitive, technical, or personality test results attached to an application, often sourced from an external assessment provider. |
| Candidate Assessment Templates | candidate_assessment_templates |
Reusable assessment definitions such as coding challenges, work samples, and skills tests, with time limit and scoring rubric, assigned to candidates. |
| Interview Kits | interview_kits |
Reusable interview templates per role and stage, bundling questions, target competencies, recommended scorecard, and expected duration. |
| Interview Panels | interview_panels |
Interviewers assigned to a specific interview, with each person's role on the panel and weight on the consolidated scorecard. |
| Interview Questions | interview_questions |
Reusable interview questions tied to competencies, with question type, suggested follow-ups, and scoring rubric. |
| Interview Scorecards | interview_scorecards |
Structured interviewer feedback against a rubric: per-competency ratings, written notes, and a hire or no-hire recommendation. |
| Interviewer Availability Slots | interviewer_availability_slots |
Bookable time windows an interviewer has marked available, with allowed interview types, driving self-serve scheduling. |
| Interviews | interviews |
Scheduled assessment events between a candidate and one or more interviewers, with time, location, panel, and outcome. |
| Applications | job_applications |
Candidate submissions against a specific requisition, with pipeline stage, status, source, and full evaluation history. |
| Candidates | candidates |
People known to the recruiting organization, with or without an active application, carrying contact details, resume, tags, consent, and source. |
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