Hiring glossary
What is an interview scorecard?
An interview scorecard is a form interviewers use to rate a candidate against the same predefined criteria for the role, with a rating scale and space for the evidence behind each score.
A scorecard lists a handful of competencies drawn from the job description, a rating scale with a short description of what each level looks like, and a notes field for what the candidate said or did. Each interviewer completes it independently before the debrief, so the first opinion voiced does not anchor everyone else.
Scorecards make interviews comparable across candidates and interviewers, and leave a record of why a decision was made. They work best inside a structured interview, where each question is written to produce evidence for a criterion on the card.
Also called: interview scoring rubric, interview rating form.
Example
For an account executive role the scorecard lists discovery, objection handling, written follow-up and pipeline discipline, each rated 1 to 4. One interviewer gives objection handling a 2 and notes: “Repeated the pitch when the buyer raised price; did not ask about their budget.”
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