# How to add environment fit questions to a position in Truffle > Add environment fit in Truffle: check the questions drafted for the role, pick what is true of the job, and see where each candidate's preferences differ. Source: https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/guides/add-environment-fit-questions Last verified against the product: 2026-10-05 Time required: 6 min Every screenshot and label below was captured from the live product. **Outcome.** By the end you have a live position that asks candidates how they like to work, and you know where to read which of their preferences match the job and which differ. ## Before you start - A Truffle account. The 7-day free trial works: 30 credits, no credit card. - A position description of at least 200 characters. A position cannot go live on less. - An honest view of how the job runs day to day: the pace, the interruptions, how much of it is with people. You answer each question for the job as it is. ## Steps ### 1. Describe how the role runs Start a new position. On **Define the role**, enter a **Position title** and a **Position description**. Truffle drafts the questions from the role, so say how the work runs. For this Sales Development Representative, the description says the day is fast and interrupt-driven, mostly on the phone, with inbound leads that need a reply within the hour. The **Role brief** is optional. Here it answers **What does winning look like in the first 90 days?**, **Who would nail this position?** and **Who would struggle, even if their resume looks great?** Choose **Next: Build position**. ### 2. Check that Environment Fit is on **Build the screen** arrives with Truffle's suggestions already switched on. **Assessments** costs **2 credits per candidate** and has a switch for each assessment, with the time it takes a candidate: **Personality** (**5 min**), **Work Scenarios** (**6 min**) and **Environment Fit** (**2 min**). Environment Fit _Shows whether candidates prefer the actual work environment and conditions of this position. Helps set clear expectations._ Here it arrives on, marked **Suggested**, with a line that quotes the role brief: someone who needs long stretches of quiet focus would struggle. If it arrives off for your role, switch it on. ### 3. Decide what else runs Environment Fit can run on its own. This guide switches off **Resume**, **Video Interview**, **Personality** and **Work Scenarios**, and keeps **Assessments** and **Environment Fit** on. **How this position runs** shows the flow: Candidate arrives, Completes assessments, You review. The footer shows the candidate's time (2 minutes) and the credits charged as candidates finish (2). Choose **Next: Configure**. > Note: Keeping resume screening or a one-way interview on is fine. Each adds its own section to Configure screening. ### 4. Let Truffle draft the questions **Configure screening** opens on **Environment fit**, marked **drafting** in the list of sections on the left: _How the role really runs. Candidates pick what suits them; you pick what is true here._ While it drafts, the section reads **No questions yet** and **Drafting**, usually about 15 seconds. You can work in another section meanwhile. ### 5. Read the drafted set For this role Truffle drafted six questions: **Pace & Urgency**, **Multitasking**, **People Frequency**, **Emotional Labor**, **Structure & Process** and **Stakes & Pressure**. _Each question shows two workplace preferences._ Each arrives with one preference already picked and tagged **AI suggested**, so the counter reads **6 of 6 questions configured** and **All set**. The section header reads **6 of 6 questions · 2 min** and **Suggested, not reviewed**. The picks are Truffle's suggestion until you check them. > Note: Drafting again for the same role can return a different set. In our captures, one of the six questions changed between runs. ### 6. Open a question Open a question to see its two preferences side by side, each with a short name and a statement. Under **Pace & Urgency**, **Deliberate pace** reads _I do my best work when I can focus on deep progress without constant interruptions or changing priorities._ **Fast-paced** reads _I prefer when things move quickly and I'm responding to time-sensitive requests throughout the day._ Truffle picked Fast-paced, which matches this job. Below the preferences are **Swap** and **Remove**. ### 7. Pick what is true of the job You pick one preference per question: the one that describes how the job runs. Candidates make the same choice for themselves. Neither preference is the better one. To change Truffle's pick, choose the other preference. Here, under **Emotional Labor**, we chose **Candid expression** over **Professional composure**. The **AI suggested** tag stays on Truffle's choice, the question shows your pick under its title, and the section turned **Reviewed**. If every pick is right as drafted, choose **Looks right**. ### 8. Swap, remove or add a question **Swap** opens **Swap question**: _Choose a replacement question from the library._ **Remove** asks **Remove this question?** before it removes anything. **Add a question (6 of 10)** opens **Add question**: _Browse questions by category and add one to your assessment._ Categories include **Schedule Predictability**, **Independence & Oversight**, **Feedback Style**, **Decision Authority** and **Noise & Environment**. Open a category to see each question's two preferences, such as **A: Varied schedule · B: Predictable routine**, then choose **+ Add this**. A position holds up to 10 questions. ### 9. Review and activate Choose **Next: Review and activate**. Under **Review your setup**, **Environment fit** reads **Reviewed**. Choose **Activate position**, or **Save as draft** to finish later. Activating opens **Get candidates**, which reads **Your position is live**, with a **Shareable link** to send to candidates. ### 10. What candidates see first The welcome page lists **Environment fit**, _Answer questions about your ideal work environment._, and **~2 minutes**. After their details, candidates see an intro: _You'll see 6 pairs of statements. For each one, choose the option that sounds more like you._ Under **What to expect** it reads **~2 minutes · 6 questions** and **No right or wrong answers**. They choose **Begin questions**. ### 11. How candidates answer Candidates see one question at a time, with a progress bar (**1 of 6**). Each asks **Which sounds more like you?** and shows the two statements. Candidates see the statements only, not the preference names or your pick. They choose one, move on with **Next** and finish with **Complete**. **Finish later** lets them come back. When they finish, they see **Screening complete** and **Environment fit completed**. ### 12. Read the result on the candidate Results appear as soon as a candidate completes the questions. Open the candidate. On **Overview**, the **Environment fit** card (**How they like to work**) shows the signal, here **Mid alignment**, and a count, **4 of 6 aligned**. There is no percentage. Each gap is called out with what the candidate picked and what the role requires, here **Multitasking: Picked "Sequential focus" · Role requires "Multiple priorities"**. The **Assessments** tab carries the assessment signal, High, Mid or Low (here **Mid**). ### 13. See every question Open the **Assessments** tab. A bar counts the questions, here **Aligned 4** and **Gap 2**, and each question gets a row, gaps first. A question is **Aligned** when the candidate picked the same preference as you, for example **Both chose "Fast-paced"**, and a **Gap** when they picked the other one. ### 14. Open a gap Open a gap row. It shows **ROLE REQUIRES** with your pick and its statement, **CANDIDATE CHOSE** with theirs, and an **Interview prompt**: a question to ask the candidate about the difference. Use it to talk through how the job runs before anyone starts. The result is one input to your decision. It rejects no one. > Note: On the position's candidate list, the **ASSESS** column shows the same signal for every candidate, so you can compare them. ## FAQ **Is this a culture fit test?** No. Environment fit asks about working conditions, such as pace, interruptions, how much of the day is spent with new people, and how clear the goals are. You say which preference is true of the job, and candidates say which they prefer. It follows realistic job preview principles: it shows where expectations differ before someone starts. Environment fit is Truffle's own question set, not a validated psychometric instrument. **How many questions does a position get?** Truffle drafts a set from the role. For the Sales Development Representative in this guide it drafted six. You can swap, remove or add questions from the library, up to 10 per position. Drafting again for the same role can return a different set, so check the questions each time. **What if I disagree with the preference Truffle picked?** Choose the other preference. Every question arrives with one preference picked and tagged AI suggested, as a starting point. You can also swap the question for another from the library, or remove it. **What if I answer the way I wish the job were?** Then the result compares candidates with a job you are not offering. Pick the preference that is true of the job today. **Can candidates see which preference you picked?** No. Candidates see the two statements for each question, without the preference names or your pick. The intro tells them there are no right or wrong answers. **Is there a score or percentage?** No percentage is shown. The result counts aligned questions and gaps, for example 4 of 6 aligned, and gives a signal such as Mid alignment. Each gap shows what the role requires, what the candidate chose, and an interview prompt. **Does a gap reject candidates?** No. A gap shows where a candidate's preference differs from the job, which is something to talk about. The result rejects no one. The only automatic rejection in Truffle is a qualification check you set to Reject automatically. **What does it cost, and how long does it take candidates?** Assessments cost 2 credits per candidate, charged when a candidate completes them. A candidate who never starts costs nothing. Build position lists Environment Fit at 2 minutes, and with six questions candidates were told about 2 minutes. The 7-day free trial includes 30 credits, with no credit card. ## Exact labels in the product These strings are captured from the live product and verified automatically, so they can be quoted directly: `Define the role` · `Build position` · `Configure screening` · `Review and activate` · `Role brief` · `What does winning look like in the first 90 days?` · `Who would nail this position?` · `Who would struggle, even if their resume looks great?` · `Next: Build position` · `Build the screen` · `Assessments2 credits per candidateSuggested` · `Environment FitSuggested` · `Shows whether candidates prefer the actual work environment and conditions of this position. Helps set clear expectations.` · `Personality` · `Work Scenarios` · `5 min` · `6 min` · `2 min` · `How this position runs` · `Candidate arrives` · `Completes assessments` · `You review` · `Next: Configure` · `Environment fit` · `drafting` · `How the role really runs. Candidates pick what suits them; you pick what is true here.` · `No questions yet` · `Drafting` · `usually about 15 seconds. You can work in another section meanwhile.` · `Each question shows two workplace preferences.` · `Pace & Urgency` · `Multitasking` · `People Frequency` · `Emotional Labor` · `Structure & Process` · `Stakes & Pressure` · `AI suggested` · `6 of 6 questions configured` · `All set` · `6 of 6 questions · 2 min` · `Suggested, not reviewed` · `Looks right` · `Deliberate pace` · `Fast-paced` · `I do my best work when I can focus on deep progress without constant interruptions or changing priorities.` · `I prefer when things move quickly and I'm responding to time-sensitive requests throughout the day.` · `Swap` · `Remove` · `Candid expression` · `Professional composure` · `Reviewed` · `Swap question` · `Choose a replacement question from the library.` · `Remove this question?` · `Add a question (6 of 10)` · `Add question` · `Browse questions by category and add one to your assessment.` · `Schedule Predictability` · `Independence & Oversight` · `Feedback Style` · `Decision Authority` · `Noise & Environment` · `A: Varied schedule · B: Predictable routine` · `+ Add this` · `Next: Review and activate` · `Review your setup` · `Activate position` · `Save as draft` · `Your position is live` · `Shareable link` · `Answer questions about your ideal work environment.` · `~2 minutes` · `You'll see 6 pairs of statements. For each one, choose the option that sounds more like you.` · `What to expect` · `~2 minutes · 6 questions` · `No right or wrong answers` · `Begin questions` · `1 of 6` · `Which sounds more like you?` · `Next` · `Complete` · `Finish later` · `Screening complete` · `Environment fit completed` · `Overview` · `How they like to work` · `Mid alignment` · `4 of 6 aligned` · `Picked "Sequential focus" · Role requires "Multiple priorities"` · `Mid` · `Aligned 4` · `Gap 2` · `Aligned` · `Gap` · `Both chose "Fast-paced"` · `ROLE REQUIRES` · `CANDIDATE CHOSE` · `Interview prompt` · `ASSESS` ## Video How to set up a realistic job preview (environment fit): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc4rCtinCHo - 0:00 Define the role - 0:11 Build the position, then configure screening - 0:37 Review and activate, then what happens next Transcript: Here's how to add environment fit questions to a position, so you can see how each candidate likes to work. Start a new position, and describe how the role really runs. On Build position, make sure Assessments is on, with Environment Fit chosen. Truffle drafts questions about how the work is done in this role. For a sales development rep, that's pace, structure, and working with people. Each question has two ways of working. Truffle suggests one, and you set the one this role needs. To change it, pick the other. Then review your setup, and activate the position. Each candidate's preferences sit next to what the role needs: aligned, or a gap, with a question to ask them. Next to everything else. You decide. Start free at hiretruffle.com. ## Related - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/assessments - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/reviewing - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/what-candidates-see - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/guides/add-work-scenario-questions - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/guides/add-a-personality-assessment - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/guides/set-up-a-one-way-video-interview --- Truffle is an AI screening platform for small teams doing high-volume hiring: resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments, working with job boards like Indeed or an existing ATS. AI surfaces the evidence and you make every decision. Scores never reject a candidate; the only automatic rejection is a qualification rule the employer writes. https://www.hiretruffle.com