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8. Taking Effective Notes
How to record observable facts and verbatim quotes during interviews to support objective evaluation.
Screening & Interviewing Skills for Talent Acquisition
Taking Effective Notes
Recording clear, objective, and verifiable interview notes that separate observable facts and direct quotes from interpretation or judgment.
"I want to remember exactly what the candidate said and why we scored them that way — not my impression later."
Taking effective notes means capturing observable behaviors and verbatim candidate quotes during interviews, timestamping or tagging them, and keeping interpretations separate so evaluation stays objective and defensible.
"I want to remember exactly what the candidate said and why we scored them that way — not my impression later."
Taking effective notes means capturing observable behaviors and verbatim candidate quotes during interviews, timestamping or tagging them, and keeping interpretations separate so evaluation stays objective and defensible.