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How to Edit and Manage Scorecards?

Written by Claire

Scorecards help interviewers record candidate performance and support hiring decisions. This guide explains how to fill, submit, edit, and delete scorecards:

  • Fill a Scorecard

  • Scorecard Content

  • Submit a Scorecard

  • Edit and Delete a Scorecard

Fill a Scorecard

  1. Go to Cake for Employers > Jobs, open the job for which you want to create a scorecard.

  2. Select the candidate you would like to evaluate and click "View Details" to open the candidate profile.

  3. Click "Scorecards".

  4. Under the active hiring stage, click "+ Fill Scorecard".

Note: The current hiring stage will be displayed in the upper-left corner of the scorecard.


Scorecard Content

Overall Recommendation (Required)

Answer the question "Do you recommend this candidate for the next stage?" by selecting one of the following:

  • Strong No

  • No

  • Yes

  • Strong Yes

Evaluation Notes (Optional)

Add final comments, interview observations, or follow-up items to support hiring decisions.

Required and Optional Attributes (Optional)

Evaluate each attributes by selecting one of the following options:

  • Strong No

  • No

  • Neutral

  • Yes

  • Strong Yes

Submit a Scorecard

After completing the evaluation, click "Submit Scorecard". Once submitted, you will be redirected to the scorecard overview page, where the following information will be displayed:

  • Interviewer

  • Evaluation Notes

  • Overall Recommendation

Note: Click the corresponding hiring stage again to collapse the scorecard details and keep the overview page concise.


Edit and Delete a Scorecard

Edit a Scorecard

  1. On the scorecard overview page, click the hiring stage you would like to edit.

  2. Click "Edit Scorecard".

  3. Update the overall recommendation or required/optional attributes ratings.

  4. Scroll to the bottom of the page.

  5. Click "Update Scorecard" to save your changes. Changes will not be saved unless "Update Scorecard" is clicked.

Delete a Scorecard

  1. On the scorecard overview page, click the hiring stage you would like to edit.

  2. Click "Edit Scorecard".

  3. Click the "⋯" in the upper-right corner.

  4. Select "Delete Scorecard".

Note: Deleted scorecards cannot be recovered. No confirmation dialog will be displayed before deletion, so please proceed with caution. For Scorecard Templates, please refer to How to Create and Edit Scorecard Templates?


If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to the Cake Customer Team.

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