What is Interview Scorecard?
An interview scorecard is a predefined set of competencies with rating scales and behavioural anchors that interviewers use to evaluate every candidate identically. It converts subjective impressions into comparable scores and creates the written record that makes hiring decisions defensible.
Last updated July 2026 · Reviewed by the TalentHive product team
Also known as: evaluation rubric, competency rubric
A usable scorecard names four to six competencies genuinely predictive of performance in the role, and defines what each rating level looks like in observable behaviour. Vague criteria such as "culture fit" invite bias and should be decomposed into specific, observable competencies.
In TalentHive the rubric is defined once per role and applied by the AI interviewer to every candidate, with per-competency rationale and the supporting transcript excerpt attached to each score.
Related terms
Structured Interview
A structured interview asks every candidate for a role the same predetermined questions in the same order, and scores answers against a fixed rubric. Decades of selection research find structured interviews substantially more predictive of job performance — and far more legally defensible — than unstructured conversations.
Quality of Hire
Quality of hire measures the value a new employee delivers, typically combining ramp-up speed, performance ratings, retention past a defined horizon and hiring-manager satisfaction. It is the outcome metric every other recruiting metric exists to serve.
AI Voice Interview
An AI voice interview is a real-time spoken conversation between a candidate and an AI interviewer that asks role-specific competency questions, adapts with follow-ups, and produces a scored, transcribed result. It replaces the recruiter phone screen and can run for every applicant, around the clock.
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