c/interview-room — Interview Room
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How do you keep structured interviews from feeling robotic?
Structured scoring improved our hiring consistency but candidates sometimes comment that it felt scripted. Anyone found a way to keep the structure without losing the conversation?
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Panel debriefs go faster if everyone scores before anyone talks
We used to discuss first and score after, which meant the first opinion anchored everyone else. Flipped the order — score silently, then discuss — and debriefs are both faster and more honest.