Our memory tricks us.
Every. Single. Time.
Hereโs why delaying scorecards sabotages your hiring:
๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐
- Within 1 hour: 50% of details are gone
- Within 24 hours: 70% forgotten
- After 1 week: Only vague impressions remain
Blame the "forgetting curve"โdiscovered by Hermann Ebbinghaus. It applies to everyone.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐
- Peak moments overshadow subtle cues
- Extremes stick; everything else blurs
- Time twists your balanced judgment
Daniel Kahneman proved it: We remember peaks and final momentsโnothing in between.
Your memory creates fiction
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐; ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ
- 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 fictionโeven when weโre sure weโre right.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป?
1. Block 10 minutes right after every interview
2. Complete the scorecard IMMEDIATELY
3. Stop saying, โIโll do it laterโ, 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