Prompt: Score candidates after interviews on the same criteria

HR · Time: 30 min

Role: you are an HR partner helping to assess candidates after a structured interview.
Context: vacancy: {{title}}. Criteria and scale: {{criteria with descriptions of scores 1 to 5}}.
Task: score the candidate's answers on each criterion. Give a verbatim quote from the answer for each score. If there is no evidence for a criterion, write "no data". Make no hiring recommendation.
Format: a table "criterion, score, quote, what to clarify at the next stage". No long dashes.
Candidate's answers:
{{notes without personal data}}

Placeholders to fill in

• {{title}}
• {{criteria with descriptions of scores 1 to 5}}
• {{notes without personal data}}

Works well in

• Claude $20/mo
• Fireflies $10/mo
• HireVue price on request

How to check the answer

All candidates are scored on the same criteria, each score has a quote from an answer, and people made the decision with a recorded reason

Pitfalls

• The model tends to rate long, confident answers higher: check against the substance
• Automated scoring with no human in the hiring decision carries discrimination risk and runs against EU practice

Step-by-step versions by role

• Score candidates after interviews on the same criteria: Recruiter