How to add knockout questions to screen candidates
To add knockout questions in Truffle, write each must-have into the position description, and Truffle drafts qualification checks from it, each with the answer that passes. For each check you choose what a missed answer does: Reject automatically, Flag for review, or Just collect it.
Key takeaways
- Knockout questions are called qualification checks in Truffle. Candidates answer them at the start of screening, and checks show no credit cost.
- Write each must-have as a plain sentence in the description, such as work authorization. Truffle drafts checks from it, each with its type and the answer that passes.
- Every check has an outcome you set: Reject automatically, Flag for review, or Just collect it. Reject automatically is the only automatic rejection in Truffle. Scores never reject anyone.
- Must be answered is a separate switch that decides whether a candidate can skip the question. Choosing Reject automatically locks it on, so skipping cannot beat failing.
- Drafted checks arrive Suggested, not reviewed, and the position cannot go live until you choose Looks right or edit them. Checks also need Resume, Video Interview or Assessments switched on.
- Each candidate's Profile tab shows every answer next to what it required, marked Met or Not met.
Add knockout questions to a position in Truffle, so your must-haves get asked first.
In Truffle, knockout questions are qualification checks. You write your must-haves into the position description, Truffle drafts a check for each one, and you decide what a missed answer does. Reject automatically is a rule you set for real dealbreakers. Flag for review and Just collect it reject no one. Scores never reject anyone.
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Here’s how to add qualification checks to a position, so your must-haves get asked first. Start a new position. In the description, write each must-have as a plain sentence, like work authorization. On Build position, Truffle suggests checks from the must-haves you wrote. Qualification checks is already on. Truffle drafts the checks. Each one shows its type, and the answer that passes. Open one to set whether it must be answered, and what the answer does. Reject automatically, flag for review, or just collect it. Reject automatically is a rule you set. Scores never reject anyone. Before you go live, read the drafted checks, and choose Looks right. When candidates answer, their Profile tab shows each answer next to what it required. Your must-haves, asked up front. The rules are yours, and so is the call. Start free at hiretruffle.com.
Frequently asked questions
- What are knockout questions?
- Knockout questions ask about the things a role cannot go ahead without, such as work authorization or a minimum number of years in the field. In Truffle they are called qualification checks. Candidates answer them at the start of screening, and you decide what a missed answer does.
- Do knockout questions reject candidates automatically?
- Only when you tell them to. A check set to Reject automatically is a fixed rule you write, and it is the only automatic rejection in Truffle. Checks set to Flag for review or Just collect it reject no one, and AI scores never reject anyone.
- Do qualification checks cost credits?
- Checks show no credit cost. They run alongside resume screening, a video interview or assessments, which are charged as usual: 1 credit per resume scored, 5 per completed interview and 2 per assessed candidate.
- What types of knockout questions can I ask?
- Six: Yes/No, Numeric, Select, Free-form, Multiple select and Date. Numeric takes a minimum, a maximum or both. A Free-form check has no pass rule, so its answer is collected for your review and never evaluated, but you can still make it Must be answered.
- Where do I see a candidate's answers?
- On the candidate's Profile tab, under Qualification checks. Each answer shows what it required and whether it was met, under a result line such as Requirements met or Auto-rejected with how many requirements were not met.
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