Screening Call Guide
Turns a 25-minute first call into a decision, with the four questions that actually screen and a written recommendation at the end.
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Running it, start to finish
- Name the role, the two or three must-haves, and the practical deal-breakers.
- Run the guide to the timings and take notes as quotations.
- Fill in the recommendation format before you speak to anyone about the candidate.
What you get back
The output this produces, every time.
- Produces a timed 25-minute structure so the call ends with a decision rather than a default advance.
- Writes what a good and a weak answer contain for each question, so the judgement is not left to impression.
- Puts the practical deal-breakers on the first call instead of at offer stage.
Getting better results
Where this usually goes wrong, and how to avoid it.
- Take the top three must-haves seriously. A list of six is a wish list, and a screening call built on it screens nobody out.
- Note what they ask you. The candidate's questions are the least rehearsed part of the call and usually the most informative.
- Write the recommendation before the next call. Screening notes written an hour later become impressions, and impressions are where bias lives.
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