Our memory tricks us.

Every. Single. Time.

Here’s why delaying scorecards sabotages your hiring:

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁

- Within 1 hour: 50% of details are gone

- Within 24 hours: 70% forgotten

- After 1 week: Only vague impressions remain

Blame the "forgetting curve"—discovered by Hermann Ebbinghaus. It applies to everyone.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀

- Peak moments overshadow subtle cues

- Extremes stick; everything else blurs

- Time twists your balanced judgment

Daniel Kahneman proved it: We remember peaks and final moments—nothing in between.

Your memory creates fiction

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀; 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺

- Each recall risks adding things that never happened

- 25% of us create false memories within 24 hours

Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus showed how quickly facts turn into fiction—even when we’re sure we’re right.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

1. Block 10 minutes right after every interview

2. Complete the scorecard IMMEDIATELY

3. Stop saying, “I’ll do it later”, Capture insights in real-time.

Quick question:

How fast do you forget what happened in an interview?

Share this with your hiring team if you want better-quality hires.

Picture source: Intela Learning