Interview Scorecard Generator
Add the competencies you assess, give each a weight and a rating, and the scorecard calculates a weighted total, an overall percentage, and a hire or no-hire recommendation as you type. Use it to keep interview panels consistent and to compare candidates on the same scale, then copy or download the summary for your hiring notes.
How to build an interview scorecard
- Enter the candidate name and role, then list the competencies you score.
- Set a weight for each competency and rate it from 1 to 5 (or your scale).
- Read the live weighted score, percentage, and recommendation, then copy or download the summary.
Examples
Two weighted competencies on a 5 point scale
Technical depth (weight 2, rating 4), Communication (weight 1, rating 5), scale 5
Weighted score: 13 / 15 Percentage: 86.67% Recommendation: Strong hire
Critical skill drags the score down
System design (weight 5, rating 1), Culture add (weight 1, rating 5), scale 5
Weighted score: 10 / 30 Percentage: 33.33% Recommendation: No hire
Frequently asked questions
How is the weighted score calculated?
Each competency contributes its weight multiplied by its rating. The weighted score is the sum of those products, and the maximum is the sum of each weight multiplied by the top of your scale. The percentage is the weighted score divided by that maximum, times 100. Higher weights give a competency more influence on the result.
How are the hire recommendations decided?
By default the overall percentage maps to four bands: 85% and above is a strong hire, 70% to 84% is a hire, 55% to 69% is a lean hire, and anything below 55% is a no hire. These thresholds are a starting point, so adjust them to match how strict your hiring bar is for the role.
What weights and ratings should I use?
Use weights to reflect how important each competency is for the role: a must-have skill might be weight 3, a nice-to-have weight 1. Ratings run from 0 up to your scale (5 by default), where 5 means the candidate clearly exceeded the bar and 1 means they fell well short. Keeping the same competencies and weights across candidates makes comparisons fair.
Is my candidate data sent to a server or stored anywhere?
No. The scorecard runs entirely in your browser with JavaScript. Candidate names, ratings, and notes are never uploaded, logged, or saved on our side, and closing the tab clears everything. That keeps sensitive hiring data private to you.
Can I copy or download the completed scorecard?
Yes. The tool generates a plain text summary with the candidate, role, each competency and its contribution, the weighted total, the percentage, and the recommendation. You can copy it to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file to paste into your applicant tracking system or interview notes.
Does it work for any rating scale?
Yes. The scale defaults to 5, but you can score on a different maximum if your team uses, say, a 1 to 10 rubric. The percentage and recommendation adjust automatically. Ratings must stay within 0 and the scale you choose, and every competency needs a weight greater than zero.
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