# Candidate analytics: working checklist

Companion to https://lunaprompts.com/blog/candidate-assessment-analytics-guide

LunaPrompts Editorial. Original illustrative exercise.

## Define the workflow

- Role or campaign:
- Owner:
- Decision this workflow should support:
- Candidate instructions and support route:

## Worked example: Compare two similar assessment scores

In this fictional comparison, both candidates have a total of 82. Candidate A’s implementation satisfies the core requirement but fails on an empty collection. Candidate B’s implementation passes the supplied examples, while their explanation does not identify why an earlier version failed. These are different uncertainties.

For A, ask what the interface promises for empty input and request a small test. For B, show the earlier failure and ask for a diagnosis linked to a specific line or state change. Neither follow-up needs to become a second full assessment.

Write report notes in an evidence-first order: observation, relevance to the role, unresolved question, proposed follow-up. “The function raises an error for empty input” is an observation. “Careless engineer” is a broad personal judgment the example does not support.

Use telemetry to locate the relevant moment, not to invent the candidate’s internal reasoning. Someone may pause to read documentation, use an accessibility tool, or consider a design. The assessment should invite an explanation when that context matters. If the available recording or event history does not resolve a question, the next interview can.

## Review checklist

- [ ] Observation: A concrete result, artifact, or event
  Evidence or open question:
- [ ] Role relevance: Why this requirement matters
  Evidence or open question:
- [ ] Uncertainty: What the evidence does not settle
  Evidence or open question:
- [ ] Follow-up: The smallest useful next question
  Evidence or open question:

## Working session

Rewrite one candidate note so every judgment points to a work sample. Add a follow-up wherever the evidence is incomplete.

## Avoid this mistake

More telemetry does not automatically mean more understanding. Avoid turning typing speed, pauses, or paste frequency into standalone measures of ability.

## Record the next step

- Observed evidence:
- What remains uncertain:
- Person responsible:
- Next action and date:

Keep candidate examples anonymous when sharing this worksheet.