recruiting

Reject a Candidate Without Burning the Relationship

Writes a rejection that's prompt, clear, and specific enough to be useful, plus guidance on what feedback is safe and worth giving. Use it for ever...

Make a Job Offer and Handle the Counter

Prepares the offer conversation from the employer's side — how to present it, what's flexible, how to respond to a counter, and where your walk-awa...

Run a Reference Check That Tells You Something

Turns a formality into a real check with questions targeted at your open concerns, framed so referees give you honest calibration instead of polite...

Build an Interview Scorecard and Rubric

Creates the rating scale, anchored level descriptions, and evidence fields that make interviewer judgments comparable — turning 'I liked them' into...

Write a Structured Interview Guide

Builds an interview with the same questions for every candidate, behavioral probes that get past rehearsed answers, and notes on what a strong and ...

Screen Resumes Against a Role Scorecard

Assesses applications against documented job requirements only, with evidence cited for each judgment and explicit instructions to ignore the proxi...

Write a Job Description That Attracts the Right Candidates

Turns a role scorecard into a job post that describes the actual work, states the pay, and filters honestly — instead of a requirements list that d...

Define a Role Scorecard Before You Start Hiring

Turns a vague hiring need into a scorecard: what this person must accomplish in their first year, the competencies that predict it, and the require...