How to add environment fit questions for a realistic job preview
To add environment fit questions in Truffle, describe how the role really runs, keep Assessments on with Environment Fit chosen, and for each question Truffle drafts, set which of two ways of working is true of the job. Each candidate's preferences show next to the role's as aligned or a gap, with an interview prompt for every gap.
Key takeaways
- Environment fit asks about working conditions, such as pace, multitasking and how much of the day is spent with people. It is not a culture fit test.
- Truffle drafts the questions from your description, six for the sales development role in this video. Each question shows two ways of working, and neither is the better one.
- You set the one that is true of the job today. Truffle suggests a pick, tagged AI suggested, and you choose the other to change it. A position holds up to 10 questions.
- Candidates choose which statement sounds more like them and never see your pick. It takes them about 2 minutes.
- Results show a count such as 4 of 6 aligned and a signal like Mid alignment, with no percentage. Each gap comes with an interview prompt, and the result rejects no one.
- Assessments cost 2 credits per candidate, charged when a candidate completes them.
Add environment fit questions to a position in Truffle, so you can see how each candidate likes to work before they start.
You describe how the role really runs. Truffle drafts questions about the work, each with two ways of working, and you set the one this role needs. Candidates pick what suits them. Each candidate’s preferences then sit next to the role’s, aligned or a gap, with a question to ask them about every gap.
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Here’s how to add environment fit questions to a position, so you can see how each candidate likes to work. Start a new position, and describe how the role really runs. On Build position, make sure Assessments is on, with Environment Fit chosen. Truffle drafts questions about how the work is done in this role. For a sales development rep, that’s pace, structure, and working with people. Each question has two ways of working. Truffle suggests one, and you set the one this role needs. To change it, pick the other. Then review your setup, and activate the position. Each candidate’s preferences sit next to what the role needs: aligned, or a gap, with a question to ask them. Next to everything else. You decide. Start free at hiretruffle.com.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this a culture fit test?
- No. Environment fit asks about working conditions, such as pace, interruptions and how much of the day is spent with people. You say which preference is true of the job, and candidates say which they prefer. It follows realistic job preview principles: it shows where expectations differ before someone starts. It is Truffle's own question set, not a validated psychometric instrument.
- What if I answer the way I wish the job were?
- Then the result compares candidates with a job you are not offering. Pick the preference that is true of the job today.
- Is there a score or percentage?
- No percentage is shown. The result counts aligned questions and gaps, for example 4 of 6 aligned, and gives a signal such as Mid alignment. Each gap shows what the role requires, what the candidate chose, and an interview prompt.
- Does a gap reject candidates?
- No. A gap shows where a candidate's preference differs from the job, which is something to talk about. The result rejects no one. The only automatic rejection in Truffle is a qualification check you set to Reject automatically.
- What does it cost, and how long does it take candidates?
- Assessments cost 2 credits per candidate, charged when a candidate completes them, so someone who never starts costs nothing. Build position lists Environment Fit at 2 minutes, and with six questions candidates were told about 2 minutes.
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