Interview System

How the Interview System Works

AccredLeap's interview system is designed to extract the institutional knowledge needed for accreditation document preparation. Rather than staring at a blank page, the AI interviewer guides you through structured question flows mapped to specific accreditation standards.

Starting an Interview

1. Navigate to Interviews from the sidebar
2. Click New Interview
3. Select the accreditation standard and section you're preparing for
4. The AI interviewer will begin with contextual questions

Interview Flow

Each interview consists of multiple sections, each targeting specific accreditation requirements:

• Context Questions — Establish institutional background relevant to the section
• Evidence Gathering — Identify supporting data, policies, and documentation
• Narrative Prompts — Capture qualitative descriptions of processes and outcomes
• Follow-up Questions — AI-generated clarifications based on your prior responses

Answering Questions

• Answer in natural language — the AI handles formatting and structure
• You can skip questions and return to them later
• Upload supporting documents directly within the interview
• Each response is saved automatically as you type

Source Materials

You can upload source materials (PDFs, documents, URLs) that AccredLeap will analyze to pre-populate interview responses. This saves time when institutional data already exists in other formats.

Supported Sources

• PDF documents (catalogs, policy manuals, reports)
• Web URLs (institutional web pages, published data)
• Text documents

Using Interview Data

Once an interview is complete (or partially complete), the responses feed directly into the document generation system. The AI uses your interview data as the primary input for generating accreditation narratives.

Next Steps

• AI Narrative Generation — Turn interview data into documents
• Approval Workflows — Route generated content for review