Learn how to create structured candidate evaluations using customizable questionnaires.
Step one: add sections
In every evaluation form, there are usually several sections. Each section contains different items or questions, that you can use to collect feedback from your interviewers. You can reuse sections by adding them to different forms.
Each item in a section will have one of the following methods of gathering information:
| Methods | Description |
| Subsection title | Subsection titles facilitate the organization of questionnaires in blocks. |
| Textfield | Use textfields to enter qualitative feedback. |
| Scale |
You can quantify the evaluation of your employees using a 5-point scale. If you use multiple scales, you have the option of depicting the relevance of individual questions by weighting them with values between 0 and 1. On this basis, an overall result from all ratings is calculated. Learn more about how the results from scales are calculated. |
To add a new section, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings > Recruiting > Evaluations > Sections.
- Click Add new section and enter a name.
- Under Add new item, use the dropdown to select the method (scale, textfield, or subsection title)
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An accordion will appear below. Add a title and information for the evaluator if necessary. If you are using a scale, add the labels for the lowest and highest score.
- You can add further items to the section as you see fit.
- Click Apply changes to save the items in your new section.
Step two: create a form
To create an evaluation form, follow these steps:
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Go to Settings > Recruiting > Evaluations > Forms.
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Click Add new form and enter a name.
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Under Select section, use the dropdown to check the relevant boxes. The Key Takeaways and Overall recommendation sections are added to every form by default. Since they summarize the evaluation, they cannot be removed.
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Click Apply changes to save the sections in your new form.
If you need to update (delete, rename or add a section) an existing evaluation form, this will impact forms that have already been filled out. We recommend changing the name of your existing form to “Archived_xxx” and creating a new evaluation form.
Learn how to use candidate evaluation forms.
Evaluation form examples
Click on the name of the form to view examples of sections and the types of questions that you can use in your own evaluation forms.
Phone interview
| Section title | Item title | Method |
| Professional knowledge | What is the candidate's professional experience? | Scale |
| Overall impression of the candidate’s professional knowledge | Textfield | |
| Personality | What is my first impression of the candidate? | Textfield |
| How would I rate the candidate’s leadership skills? | Scale | |
| Would the candidate fit well into the company? | Textfield |
In-person interview
| Section title | Item title | Method |
| Key qualification | How would I rate the key qualifications of the candidate? | Subsection title |
| How would I rate the candidate’s flexibility? | Scale | |
| How would I rate the candidate’s motivation? | Scale | |
| How would I rate their ability to work independently? | Scale |
Peer interview
| Section title | Item title | Method |
| Team fit | How well would the candidate fit in the team? | Subsection title |
| How would I rate the overall team fit of the candidate? | Scale | |
| Can I imagine long-term and successful cooperation with the candidate? | Scale | |
| Feedback culture | How do I perceive the feedback culture of the candidate? | Subsection title |
| How does the candidate deal with giving and receiving feedback? | Textfield | |
| Further comments on the candidate’s feedback culture. | Textfield |