Hiring scorecard template

A scorecard that survives contact with your hiring panel.

Most scorecards live in a spreadsheet someone made in 2019 and nobody opens. Ours is generated alongside the JD, anchored to the role KPIs and the failure profile — so your hiring panel actually uses it.

A hiring scorecard is supposed to tell you who is good. Most scorecards tell you who looked good in an interview — which is not the same thing. The difference is what the scorecard is anchored to.

A useful scorecard has five hard skills (the things this role cannot succeed without), two must-have past experiences (the things you have to have actually done, not just heard about), and three soft skills — the behavioral traits that determine whether someone fits the team you already have. That is it. Every other column is noise.

The Talent Traction System generates that scorecard for you, anchored to the role's 12-month KPIs and the failure profile — so the scorecard reflects who you actually need, not the generic "rockstar" you imagined. Then it gives the same scorecard to your interview guide, so every question maps to a column on the sheet.

Free. Editable. Downloadable as HTML or (for logged-in users) Google Docs. Built by the same recruiter who runs $40M+ searches by hand. Same method. No subscription.

Build it yourself

Your role. Your company. In about fifteen minutes.

Answer a few questions about the role and the company. The kit builds alongside you. Free. No credit card. No sales call.

Common questions

Things people ask first.

Is this an applicant tracking system?
No. We are the methodology layer. Use your ATS (Greenhouse, Workday, BambooHR) to track candidates. Use us to know what you are tracking against.
How is this different from a generic scorecard template?
A generic template is empty. Ours is generated for your specific role, your specific KPIs, your specific company mission. It is a scorecard, not a blank sheet.
Method proof

Real numbers from real searches.

200+SearchesRun with this method
20+YearsRefining one method
21dAverage time to hireKickoff to signed offer
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