Transform your hiring and evaluation process with our Internal Audit Personnel Interview Questionnaire, making it easier to identify top talent and drive meaningful improvements in your audit function. This tool helps you dig deep into candidates’ skills, experience and attitudes, while also revealing how internal audit teams contribute value, support business partners and leverage technology. Using this structured approach will help you gain sharper insights and ensure that your audit department is equipped to meet evolving business needs.

This document includes two samples tailored for different stages of recruitment and assessment. Sample 1 guides interviewers through thoughtful questions about the role of internal audit, customer engagement, operational expertise and job satisfaction, creating a well-rounded view of current personnel or new hires. Sample 2 offers a competency-based scoring system, allowing interviewers to rate candidates across key areas such as risk assessment, communication, project planning and technical skills, resulting in a clear comparison and informed selection decisions.

Sample questions include:

• Does the work of Internal Audit assist customers in achieving their business objectives and help them manage their business risks? If yes, how is this achieved?
• Do customers have representation on the Internal Audit team throughout the audit process to ensure that the audit is performed using shared objectives?
• Is Internal Audit viewed by management as an important element in implementing and improving controls and business processes throughout the company?