How scoring works
Every candidate is scored against the scorecard you build. Here is the arithmetic, with one example candidate worked through, and a balance you can tip yourself.
The rules
You build the scorecard.
4 to 6 skills, each with 4 written levels, weights 1 to 5, at least one must-have.
Skills are scored as whole numbers from 1 to 4.
Each number is one of the four written levels. Level 4 sets the bar.
Every score quotes the candidate’s own words, with the time in the interview.
No quote, no score.
The overall is a weighted average you set, shown out of 4.
Each skill counts as much as its weight.
You set the pass line, from 2.0 to 3.5.
In steps of 0.25.
A must-have below 2 fails, whatever the average.
A high average can’t carry a missing basic.
Priya, worked through
ExamplePriya is an example candidate for a backend role. Her four skill scores come from one interview; the weights come from the example scorecard.
| Skill | Weight | Score | Weight × score |
|---|---|---|---|
| IdempotencyMust-have | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Ledger design | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| DebuggingMust-have | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Communication | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 12 | 42 |
42 ÷ 12 = 3.50
Shown as 3.5 / 4, to one decimal. Her must-haves, Idempotency (4) and Debugging (3), are both at 2 or above, so neither fails her.
Against a pass line of 3.0, she passes.
Tip the balance yourself
Priya’s scores stay put. Change a weight or the pass line and see what your choices do to the outcome. The caption under the drawing says the same thing in words.
Each stack is one skill: one plate per point of weight, standing at its score. The beam pivots at your pass line. A peg marks a must-have.
Who checks the scores
- A second AI model, from a different company, re-scores each interview without the candidate’s name. When they disagree on a must-have, a person decides.
- A person on our team reviews every finalist packet before you see it.
- You choose who becomes a finalist. Scores sort your list; they don’t make the call.
Build your scorecard
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