Turn an interview debrief into a scorecard with ChatGPT: the cheat sheet
A free one-page cheat sheet: score a candidate on each must-have with a quote as evidence, keep it job-related and write the follow-up email.
Turn an interview debrief into a scorecard with ChatGPT: the cheat sheet
After a panel, what matters is spread across three people's memories. One clear request turns the debrief transcript into a scorecard, owners, dates and a candidate email.
What the request asks for
- Must-haves
- Name them. Front Desk Lead had four: two or more years running a front desk, insurance verification, calming upset patients, training other staff.
- Scores
- Strong, Partial or Not discussed, each with a short quote from the interview as evidence.
- Then
- Decisions, an action items table (task, owner, due date) and open questions.
- Two rules
- Only what's about the must-haves, no guesses at age, family, health or religion. If an owner or date isn't said, write "Not stated".
The one-line version
Summarize this interview debrief for Front Desk Lead: score the candidate on each must-have (front desk experience, insurance verification, upset patients, training staff) as Strong, Partial or Not discussed with a quote, then decisions, action items with owner and due date, and open questions. Only job-related points. If an owner or date isn't said, write "Not stated".
For an uploaded transcript file.
Check what came back
- Training other staff says Not discussed: nobody asked. The final round should cover it.
- A panelist's comment about the candidate's kids is not there. It isn't about the job.
- Two due dates say Not stated. Add them: final interview set up by Thursday, references called by Friday.
The email to the candidate
Now write a short follow-up email from me to Kira inviting her to the final interview. Friendly and plain, under 120 words. Only the next steps: leave out the scores, our discussion and the pay question.
Privacy and the decision
- Interview notes are personal information. Check your company's policy first.
- Use a business plan such as ChatGPT Business or Enterprise, which OpenAI doesn't use to train its models by default.
- ChatGPT only organizes what the panel said. People make the decision.
Remember: Score every candidate on the same must-haves, with a quote as proof. Anything that isn't about the job stays out.
Have a professional review it. This prompt helps you draft, not decide. Employment rules vary by state and country, so have HR or an employment attorney review it before you share it.
Practice it free: Turn an Interview Debrief into a Scorecard and a Candidate Follow-Up (Recruiting & HR) at learn.ynteractive.com/modules/recruiting-interview-scorecard. This sheet: learn.ynteractive.com/content/cheat-sheets/interview-debrief-scorecard. Willow Bend Physical Therapy is a made-up business from the lesson. By Robert Breen, October 1, 2026.
Practice it in the free lesson
Turn an Interview Debrief into a Scorecard and a Candidate Follow-Up (Recruiting & HR). Turn the transcript of an interview panel's debrief into a scorecard against the role's must-haves, the decisions, action items with owners and dates, and a follow-up email to the candidate. You do every step yourself in a practice copy of ChatGPT, it checks your work as you go, and “Do it for me” finishes any step you get stuck on. Free, and nothing touches your real accounts.
Start the free lessonRelated terms
Plain-English definitions, each with an example from a free lesson.
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