Interview Panel Debrief Form
Collect structured interviewer verdicts before groupthink sets in.
4 questions · 1 page · about 2 minutes to answer · fully editable after you start
A common cause of a poor hiring decision is interviewers talking to each other before writing anything down. This debrief form captures each panelist's independent verdict – competency ratings, evidence, concerns, and a hire recommendation – within an hour of the interview, before the corridor conversation happens.
The evidence field enforces the discipline that makes debriefs useful: a rating without a cited example does not count. Compare panelists' independent forms in the decision meeting and the outliers become discussions instead of anchors.
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Your independent assessment
This form records your assessment of the candidate straight after the interview. Rate each area against the evidence you saw, so the panel can compare notes fairly. It takes about 2 minutes.
Q1.How did the candidate do on each area you probed?*
| Below bar | At bar | Above bar | Did not assess | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role skills | ||||
| Problem solving | ||||
| Communication | ||||
| Collaboration signals |
Q2.Cite the strongest evidence behind your ratings.*
Q3.What concerns you most about this candidate?
Q4.Your independent recommendation:*
- Strong hire
- Hire
- No hire
- Strong no hire
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