Turn an interview debrief into a fair scorecard
Interview write-ups drift into general impressions, and a must-have nobody asked about quietly becomes an assumption.
The guide in text
Score every candidate on the same must-haves
Ask ChatGPT for a scorecard from the debrief transcript: each must-have, a rating and a quote as evidence. If it never came up, it says Not discussed. And tell it to leave out anything that isn't about the job.
Businesses and people in the examples are made up. The steps, screens and wording come from the free lesson and the Stepthrough glossary and prompt library.
Do it yourself, free
Score Every Candidate Fairly After the Interview using ChatGPT. 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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More visual guides
5 Steps to Turn an Interview Debrief into a ScorecardA visual guide: turn an interview panel's debrief transcript into a ChatGPT scorecard with evidence for each must-have, then a candidate follow-up.
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Prompt of the Day: Update a Candidate After an InterviewA visual prompt card: the email a candidate gets after an interview, with thanks, where things stand, the next step and no hint of the decision.
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