Learn how structured interviews and scorecards reduce bias and improve hiring decisions.
The eight steps of a structured hiring process, the written output and owner of each, and — for recruitment agencies — how to agree criteria, decision ownership and handoff with a client.
A six-step method to rank candidates on the same evidence, the main ranking methods compared, a candidate comparison matrix template, a worked example and the fairness checks to run before you shortlist.
A free interview scorecard you can copy or download, with a 1–5 behaviorally anchored rating scale, suggested weights, a filled-in example and the method for comparing candidates fairly.
40 structured and competency-based interview questions to ask candidates, grouped by skill, with the evidence a strong answer contains, a full interview example and worked 1–5 scoring examples.
What a structured interview is, how it compares with unstructured and semi-structured interviews, its advantages and disadvantages, and a seven-step method with a worked example.