4. Use the same questions with all candidates. When it comes to asking the same questions, interviewers have four choices: ask the exact same questions of each candidate in the exact same order; ask primarily the same questions but allow some flexibility to pursue interesting lines of discussion; don't provide specific questions but provide outlines of topics to cover; and leave interviewers free to ask whatever questions they deem appropriate In this case, the prescription seems to be "the more standardized, the better Using the same questions with all candidates can reduce bias "because of the obvious fairness of giving all the candidates the exact same opportunity," and limit many sources of potential bia in the interview