Signals & Feedback
How structured feedback from your team influences candidate scores.
What are signals?
Signals are structured pieces of feedback that team members add to a candidate record after reviewing a resume, conducting an interview, or completing a portfolio review. Unlike free-text notes, signals carry a numeric value that directly adjusts the candidate's score.
Signal values
| Signal | Meaning | Score effect |
|---|---|---|
| Strong Yes | Candidate is a clear hire | Strongly positive |
| Yes | Good fit, recommend proceeding | Positive |
| Neutral | No strong view either way | None |
| No | Concern or poor fit | Negative |
| Strong No | Clear reject recommendation | Strongly negative |
Confidence levels
Each signal has a confidence level from 1 (low) to 5 (very high). Confidence is a multiplier — a Strong No at confidence 5 has five times the score impact of the same signal at confidence 1.
Use confidence to reflect how certain you are of your assessment. A technical screen gives you more confidence than a 10-minute resume scan.
Adding a signal
Open the candidate's score page and use the signal input panel. Select a value, set your confidence level, optionally add a note, and submit. The adjusted score updates immediately.
Signal timeline
Every signal is recorded with a timestamp and reviewer identity in the Signal Timeline. This creates a full audit trail of how the hiring decision evolved over time. The timeline is included in exported PDF reports.
What happens to the score when I add a signal?
The system calculates the delta from your signal and confidence level, adds it to the current adjusted score, and clamps the result to 0–100. If the new score crosses a decision threshold, the recommendation updates automatically.