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From Interview to Decision

The decision is made in the hours after the interview. Every step that follows the handshake is where the evidence is either preserved or lost.

8 parts · about 29 minutes end to end · Read in order, start to finish

  1. 1 Antique engraving illustration. A wax seal stamp pressing into a round blob of sealing wax on a plain surface. Why written feedback has to come before the debrief The most confident voice in a debrief overwrites everyone else’s read. Require written feedback before anyone talks, and the same forms become the spine of the conversation. Interview Design & Strategy · 5 min · Jul 2026
  2. 2 Antique engraving illustration. Several sealed written ballots dropped independently into a wooden box before any discussion, each verdict protected. Eliminating Interview Groupthink Interview groupthink starts the second the debrief opens and the senior voice anchors the verdict. The AIM restores independent judgment before the panel converges. Hiring Decisions & Accountability · 5 min · Apr 2026
  3. 3 Antique engraving illustration. A ledger open to a two-page spread, columns headed and filled, a wooden ruler and three sharpened pencils across the binding. A Disciplined Interview Feedback System Record each interviewer's score before any debrief and you eliminate the loudest-voice problem. Comparing those scores to actual performance over time is how you improve your interviewers. Hiring Decisions & Accountability · 1 min · Mar 2022
  4. 4 Antique engraving illustration. A calibrated spirit level resting on a beam, its bubble precisely centered, with a graded ruler beneath it showing the fine increments between good and exceptional. Interview Ratings Don't End at the Interview The four-point feedback scale requires behavioral evidence. Vague ratings like 'seems like a good leader' are impressions, not data, and don't survive group review. Hiring Decisions & Accountability · 3 min · Mar 2025
  5. 5 Antique engraving illustration. An open journal with forty ruled lines, a magnifying glass across the page, pencil resting in the spine. 40 Post-Interview Questions That Matter Post-interview gut feel is unreliable. These 40 reflection questions give teams a structured way to assess candidates on skills, fit, and leadership. Hiring Decisions & Accountability · 4 min · Feb 2025
  6. 6 Antique engraving illustration. A hand mirror face-down on an open ledger, a quill resting beside it, the pen uncapped and poised above the page but not yet touching. Reflect Before You Hire Before extending an offer, ask whether the candidate showed they can handle the specific scope they're walking into. Impression isn't the test. Hiring Decisions & Accountability · 3 min · Feb 2025
  7. 7 Antique engraving illustration. A hand poised with a brass wax seal over a finished folded letter, a short tally of carved checkmarks beside the inkwell. 7 Things to Confirm Before You Send the Offer Letter Bad hires fail across seven dimensions: ability, attitude, accountability, alignment, ambition, affect, application. Know which one before the offer letter goes out. Hiring Decisions & Accountability · 4 min · Mar 2026
  8. 8 Antique engraving illustration. A precise jeweler's loupe resting beside a single cut gemstone on a velvet cloth, with an open ledger and a clean ruled line drawn cleanly beneath a column of entries. Cut Late Without Guilt A late disqualification isn't a failure. It's proof the process worked. Sunk cost thinking and frustration are what turn a defensible call into a bad hire. Hiring Decisions & Accountability · 4 min · Mar 2025
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