INTERVIEW DEBRIEF
& NOTES TO FOLLOW UP

Consultant - Principal

Conduct the debrief using the script below and then use Quil to draft a summary of the conversation for you to send to the candidate after the call.  
Sending a summary will reduce the chances of them changing things at later stages.
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1. 🤔 GENERAL FEEDBACK 🤔

🔍 How did it go?
👥 Who did you meet?
🧱 How was it structured?
❓ What questions did they ask?
✅ What went well?
💬 What did you like? (This reinforces other pull factors they may have missed)
⚠️ What do you think didn’t go to plan?
🎯 How did it finish?

🤔 GENERAL FEEDBACK 🤔

🟡 How did it go?

🟡 Who did you meet?

🟡 How was it structured?

🟡 What questions did they ask?

🟡 What went well?

🟡 What did you like? (This reinforces other pull factors they may have missed)

🟡 What do you think didn’t go to plan?

🟡 How did it finish?

2. 👎 LIKES AND DISLIKES  👍

 

🧑‍💼 What are your thoughts on the person/people you met? Positives / negatives?
💼 What are your thoughts on the role? Positives / negatives?
🏢 What are your thoughts on the business? Positives / negatives?
🧮 What are your thoughts on the desk you will work? Positives / negatives?
🌇 What are your thoughts on the office? Positives / negatives?

3. COMPARISON 💭 

 

⚖️ How does it compare to where you are at the moment? Positives / negatives?
🔄 How does it compare to other opportunities? Positives / negatives?
🎯 How does it compare to what you said you wanted for your next move?

4. TEST COMMITMENT  🧪

 

👀 Can you see yourself working there? (Make them visualise working there)
🛑 What, if anything, would stop you from working there?
🗣️ If they want to progress you to the next stage, what would you say?
⏱️ How soon could you interview again?
❓ What questions do you need answering at the next stage?
⚠️ What concerns, if any, do you have?

5. PRE-CLOSE THE CANDIDATE (IF APPROPRIATE AT THIS STAGE) 🤝 

 

✅ If you were offered this job would you accept it?
💰 Salary – what would you accept? What is the minimum?
📅 What is the earliest you could start?

WARNING

POTENTIAL DEAL BREAKERS AHEAD

💰 Comms – Have you checked recently what is due and when?

📄 Contract – Has the candidate double checked their notice period? What about covenants?

🔁 Counter offer – has anything changed internally during the process that could make them stay? Are you really sure???

📨 Resigning – it is getting towards the end of the process, how are they feeling about getting to that point? Have they done it before? What happened?

🚦 Other opportunities – have you double checked who else they might be speaking to, even if you think the answer will be no? Where does your role sit in their priority list? 1, 2 or 3 – why?

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