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Interview preparation · jamditis | DecimalAI

researchby jamditis

Interview preparation

jamditis/interview-prep

Source jamditis/claude-skills-journalism ↗License MIT

Prepare for journalism interviews with research checklists, question frameworks, and attribution guidelines.

SkillScore74Maintained

Automatic

Writing & Editing pack

Last verified 8/27/2026

What it changes

Passed 17 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 10 of 23 without it.

Without skill43%

With skill74%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

Includes adding the source to a contacts database within 48 hours.
Includes securing the subject's day-of direct contact phone number.
Includes asking for permission to follow up if additional questions arise.

and 4 more in the full report

7 fixed10 passed either way6 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +30 pp
Tokens: +100%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -9%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/27/2026v217 of 23 cases passed with skill

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/jamditis-interview-prep/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/jamditis-interview-prep/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add jamditis-interview-prep, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/jamditis-interview-prep/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add jamditis-interview-prep

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/jamditis-interview-prep/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/jamditis-interview-prep/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/jamditis-interview-prep/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/jamditis-interview-prep.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 7 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 7

Prompt

When designing an interview framework from scratch, what are the five essential core questions every news interview should be built to answer? List them with their primary core focus.

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
Lists the five essential question areas: what happened, why did it happen, what actions were taken, what it means, and what is next.	Missed	Passed

case-13 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/27/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md326 linessingle file

Interview preparation

Interviews fail in the preparation, not the conversation. This skill covers pre-interview research, question design, logistics, and follow-up.

When to use

Preparing to interview a source
Developing question frameworks for recurring interview types
Managing interview logistics and consent
Planning follow-up after initial interviews
Training new reporters on interview technique

Pre-interview research checklist

Background research

## Source background check

### Public records
- [ ] Professional licenses verified
- [ ] Court records checked (civil/criminal)
- [ ] Business registrations confirmed
- [ ] Property records (if relevant)
- [ ] Campaign finance (if political figure)
- [ ] SEC filings (if corporate)

### Professional background
- [ ] LinkedIn profile reviewed
- [ ] Current employer confirmed
- [ ] Previous employers noted
- [ ] Published work reviewed
- [ ] Conference appearances checked
- [ ] Professional associations

### Social media audit
- [ ] All platforms identified (X, Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Substack, etc.)
- [ ] Post history reviewed
- [ ] Connections/followers analyzed
- [ ] Previous statements on topic found

Track record

Benchmark

17 / 23

test cases passed, vs 10 / 23 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v5 — 8/26/2026

View 15 scanner checks

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

jamditis / claude-skills-journalism

journalism-core/skills/interview-prep/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License MITImported 8/26/2026Version v2

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mohitagw15856/source-interview-prepPrepare a journalist to interview a source or subject — including hostile or accountability interviews. Use when a reporter needs to prep an interview with a source, plan questions for a subject, handle an on-the-record accountability interview, or get a reluctant person to talk. Produces a question plan sequenced from rapport to the hard asks, ground-rules handling (on/off record, attribution), techniques for evasive or hostile subjects, and a capture plan. Distinct from expert-interview-prep (Close match+22 pp pass-rate lift

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What's inside

Interview preparation

When to use

Pre-interview research checklist

Background research

Track record

Benchmark

Adoption

SkillSafety

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