Why interviews drift
Interviewers improvise, skip sections when they run late, and score on impressions. Two candidates for the same role can have very different interviews, which makes comparisons unreliable and decisions hard to defend.
Approved, versioned plans
- SynergicHire drafts a plan from the role: sections, what each must cover, a time budget, and where a whiteboard or code belongs.
- Fundamentals and AI fluency both get a section. The plan puts the AI section back if a draft leaves it out.
- Approving names you and freezes that version.
- A revision starts the next version. Screens already run keep the one they ran on.
- The candidate never sees the plan, and nothing they type can change it.
Scoring on evidence
| Rule | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Every score cites an answer | A score can be checked against what the candidate said |
| No citation, no score | A score without evidence is dropped and reported as a gap |
| Two cores, never averaged | Fundamentals and AI fluency stay separate |
| Lowest verdict beside the average | A strong no is not hidden by a high mean |
| Named sign-off | Every outcome records the person who decided it |
Structure in the people rounds too
Hiring manager, HR, panel and bar raiser rounds sit on the same record. A round is finished when someone writes it up, and interviewers hear when a write-up is owed. A notetaker can capture audio and a transcript, and an AI draft of the write-up is offered for the interviewer to edit.
Structure supports compliance
Consistent questions, cited evidence and named decisions are also what regulators and auditors ask about. The activity log is append-only, and the bias-audit export gives a row per decision.
Questions
What is a structured interview?
One where every candidate for a role is asked the same questions and scored against the same criteria. SynergicHire enforces it with approved, versioned plans.
Can I change the plan after screens have started?
Yes. A revision starts a new version. Screens already run keep the version they ran on, so comparisons stay fair.
Does the AI screener improvise questions?
It follows the approved plan and asks follow-ups when an answer is vague. It stops when the plan is covered or its time is spent.
Can candidates see or change the plan?
No. The plan stays on the server, and candidate answers are handled as data.