# Interview debrief agenda prompt: free ChatGPT template > Plan a short interview debrief that goes must-have by must-have, keeps the talk on job evidence and ends with a decision, owners and dates. Source: https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts/interview-debrief-agenda-prompt · Updated 2026-10-01 · Free from Stepthrough (https://learn.ynteractive.com) [Hiring and HR](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts#job-hiring-and-hr) · [Recruiting](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts#industry-recruiting) · Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot Updated October 1, 2026 · By [Robert Breen](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/about) Use this before the panel sits down to discuss a candidate. Debriefs drift: someone shares a vague impression, someone mentions something that isn't about the job, and the meeting ends without a decision. This prompt builds an agenda that walks the must-haves in order, asks each interviewer for a rating and a quote, gives the facilitator a line for off-topic remarks and ends with a decision. Afterward, the [interview scorecard prompt](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts/interview-scorecard-prompt) turns the transcript into the record. **Have a professional review it.** This prompt helps you draft, not decide. Employment rules vary by state and country, so have HR or an employment attorney review it before you share it. ## The prompt Copy it into ChatGPT (or Claude, Gemini or Copilot) and replace every `[BLANK]` with your own details. It uses the four parts from [Prompt Writing 101](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompt-writing-101-role-context-task-format): Role, Context, Task and Format. Copy prompt ```text Role: You are helping [FACILITATOR] at [BUSINESS] run a short debrief after interviews for [ROLE]. Context: Candidate: [CANDIDATE]. Must-haves and who covered each: [COVERAGE]. Time available: [TIME]. Possible outcomes: [OUTCOMES]. The debrief weighs only job-related evidence. Task: Write an agenda that opens with a one-line ground rule about sticking to what the candidate said and did, goes through the must-haves in order with the interviewer who covered each giving a rating and a quote, names any must-have nobody covered, then reaches a decision from the listed outcomes and assigns next steps with owners and dates. Add a script line the facilitator can use to stop a comment that isn't about the job. Format: A timed, numbered agenda that fits the time, then the facilitator's script lines, then an empty decision line to fill in during the meeting. Under 250 words. ``` ## Fill in the blanks **`[FACILITATOR]`** Who runs the debrief, often HR or the hiring manager. **`[BUSINESS]`** Your business name. **`[ROLE]`** The job title. **`[CANDIDATE]`** The candidate's name and when they interviewed. Nothing personal beyond that. **`[COVERAGE]`** Each must-have and who asked about it. **`[TIME]`** How long the debrief can take. **`[OUTCOMES]`** The decisions on the table, like final round, check references, or decline. ## Example, filled in **A made-up example** from the free lesson [Turn an Interview Debrief into a Scorecard and a Candidate Follow-Up (Recruiting & HR)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-interview-debrief-scorecard). Willow Bend Physical Therapy is the made-up practice in the interview debrief lesson. For the next Front Desk Lead candidate, Hannah wants the panel to go must-have by must-have, the way she ran the debrief in the lesson. Copy example ```text Role: You are helping Hannah Cole at Willow Bend Physical Therapy run a short debrief after interviews for Front Desk Lead. Context: Candidate: Sam Ortiz, interviewed this morning. Must-haves and who covered each: Marcus Reed covered front desk experience and handling upset patients; Jess Okafor covered insurance verification; Hannah Cole covered training other staff. Time available: 15 minutes. Possible outcomes: final round with Dr. Patel, hold while we check references, or decline. The debrief weighs only job-related evidence. Task: Write an agenda that opens with a one-line ground rule about sticking to what the candidate said and did, goes through the must-haves in order with the interviewer who covered each giving a rating and a quote, names any must-have nobody covered, then reaches a decision from the listed outcomes and assigns next steps with owners and dates. Add a script line the facilitator can use to stop a comment that isn't about the job. Format: A timed, numbered agenda that fits the time, then the facilitator's script lines, then an empty decision line to fill in during the meeting. Under 250 words. ``` ## What a good answer looks like - A ground rule close to Hannah's in the lesson: stick to what the candidate actually said. - Must-haves in order with their owners: Marcus, then Jess, then Hannah. - A script line such as "Let's leave that out. It's not about the job, and we don't weigh it." - A decision from the three outcomes and next steps with owners and dates, like references called by a named day. ## How to check it before you use it An AI draft can sound right and still say something you never told it. Use the habit from the [Reply Faster lesson](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-reply-to-customer-emails): check every promise, name, date and number against what you gave it before anything goes out. - Make sure the minutes fit. Fifteen minutes is about two minutes per must-have plus the decision. - If you record the debrief, tell the panel first and follow your company's rules on recordings. - Leave the decision line empty in the agenda; don't let the AI suggest one. ## Why this prompt works A fixed order with a named owner per must-have makes a gap obvious, and a ready script line makes it easier to stop an off-topic remark in the moment instead of letting it shape the decision. ## Practice it in the free lesson **[Turn an Interview Debrief into a Scorecard and a Candidate Follow-Up (Recruiting & HR)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-interview-debrief-scorecard)**: Turn the transcript of an interview panel's debrief into a scorecard against the role's must-haves, the decisions, action items with owners and dates, and a follow-up email to the candidate. You do every step yourself in a practice copy of ChatGPT, and nothing touches your real accounts. [Start the free lesson](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/recruiting-interview-scorecard) ## Terms used here [Interview scorecard](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/interview-scorecard) · [Action items](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/action-items) ## Related prompts - [Interview scorecard prompt](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts/interview-scorecard-prompt): Turn interview notes or a debrief transcript into a scorecard: each must-have rated with a quote as evidence, gaps marked Not… - [Panel interview question split prompt](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts/panel-interview-question-split-prompt): Split a role's must-haves across your interview panel so every one has an owner, minutes and questions, and the debrief has… - [Meeting agenda prompt](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts/meeting-agenda-prompt): Turn a list of topics into a timed meeting agenda where every item has an owner, a question to settle and minutes that add up to… [All free prompt templates](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts) · [AI glossary](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary)