Interview Scorecard Template

An interview scorecard makes every interviewer judge the same competencies on the same scale, so a hiring decision rests on comparable evidence rather than on who argued loudest in the debrief.

The template starts with six competencies that fit most roles: role-specific skills, problem solving, communication, ownership, collaboration, and motivation for the role. Each has a short 'what good looks like' description and a weight. Edit them once per role so every interviewer on the loop scores the same things, and keep the weights at 100%; the sheet checks the total for you.

During or right after the interview, give each competency a score from 1 to 5 and write down the evidence: what the candidate said or did, not your impression of them. The sheet calculates a weighted overall score out of 5 from the competencies you scored and suggests a recommendation, which the interviewer confirms or overrides.

Collect one scorecard per interviewer before the debrief. Reading the scores and evidence before anyone speaks reduces anchoring on the first opinion in the room.