--- title: Developing Strategic Interview Questions | Clevry description: The best strategic interview questions to ask candidates include a mix of personality based and behavioural questions. 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Therefore asking the right questions is key to hiring the best candidates.  ![Strategic interview questions to ask candidates - Interviewer report cover image](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/5816394/CLEAN-images/gfx/lazy-placeholder-350x200.jpg)   ### Create strategic interview questions with assessments We believe in utilising the power of psychometric assessments throughout the entirety of the recruitment process to gain a better understanding of your candidates. After assessing your candidates the Clevry platform guides you through the interview process by providing advice and questions that are specific to each candidate, based on their personality profile. ![Strategic interview questions to ask candidates - Interviewer report - good questions to ask](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/5816394/hubfs/CLEAN-images/gfx/lazy-placeholder-350x200.jpg?width=694&height=543&name=lazy-placeholder-350x200.jpg)   ### Introducing The Interviewer Report  The Interviewer Report summarises the key findings of your candidate’s personality by drawing on their strongest aspects to highlight potential strengths and challenges.  Based on their assessment results, the report will suggest a number of [**strategic interview questions to ask candidates**](https://hub.clevry.com/insights/strategic-interview-questions-to-ask-candidates?hsLang=en) determined by their score on a particular personality scale.  The report also draws on a candidate’s ability test scores, to show how aptitude in certain areas may affect their ability to deal with the demands of the role.  ![Strategic interview questions ](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/5816394/CLEAN-images/gfx/lazy-placeholder-350x200.jpg)   ### Getting more from your interviews The Interviewer Report shows how candidate self reported their tendencies/preferences for each personality scale and provides you with questions you can use at interview. When interviewing the candidate using the Interviewer report, you can probe on specific areas that otherwise would have remained hidden.  ![Strategic interview questions to ask candidates - Interviewer report-1](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/5816394/CLEAN-images/gfx/lazy-placeholder-350x200.jpg) # DOWNLOAD SAMPLE INTERVIEWER REPORT ##### Solutions Solutions - [Assessment platform](https://hub.clevry.com/en/soft-skills-assessment) - [Recruitment & staffing](https://hub.clevry.com/en/soft-skills-recruitment) - [Bespoke assessment design](https://hub.clevry.com/en/advisory) - [Assessment catalogue](https://hub.clevry.com/en/assessments/assessment-catalogue) - [BPS test user training](https://hub.clevry.com/en/advisory/bps-test-user-training) - [Accelerate IT training](https://hub.clevry.com/en/accelerate) ##### Soft Skills Soft Skills - [Soft skills certification](https://hub.clevry.com/en/resources/soft-skills-certification-course) - [Soft skills audit tool](https://hub.clevry.com/fi/soft-skills-audit) - [What are soft skills?](https://hub.clevry.com/fi/materiaalit/pehmeat-taidot-soft-skills) - [The soft skills platform](https://hub.clevry.com/en/acquisition/soft-skills-platform) - [Recruiting for soft skills](https://www-studentwork-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/en/soft-skills-recruitment) ##### Resources Resources - [News & insights](https://hub.clevry.com/insights) - [Sample reports](https://hub.clevry.com/en/resources/sample-reports) - [Downloadable guides](https://hub.clevry.com/en/resources/whitepapers-guides) - [Customer cases](https://hub.clevry.com/en/resources/case-study/) - [Career blog](https://hub.clevry.com/career-blog) - [Psychometric test advice](https://hub.clevry.com/en/job-seekers/psychometric-test-advice) - [Free career tools](https://joy.clevry.com) ##### Recent Insights [![Clevry - Soft Skills Assessment and Recruitment](https://hub.clevry.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Client%20logos/Clevry_Logo_White_Horizontal.png?width=194&height=75&name=Clevry_Logo_White_Horizontal.png "Clevry - Soft Skills Assessment and Recruitment")](http://www.clevry.com) - [Privacy](https://hub.clevry.com/en/about/privacy) - [Data Security](https://hub.clevry.com/en/about/data-security) - [Cookies](https://hub.clevry.com/en/about/cookies)