Solutions / Hiring & People

Fairer hiring, less note-taking

Interviewers stay focused on the candidate. Acta writes a consistent assessment after every interview, and keeps managers' 1:1s on track with wins, blockers and commitments.

Meetings Acta writes up for hiring & people

  • Screening calls
  • Interviews
  • Debriefs
  • 1:1s
  • Performance check-ins

From the conversation to the report

Interview · Senior engineer Recorded
  • D

    Dan: Tell me about a system you designed end to end.

  • C

    Candidate: I led the move of our billing service to events; we cut failures a lot.

  • C

    Candidate: I haven't managed people yet, but I mentor two juniors.

Written by Acta

Candidate assessment

Strengths
System design, ownership
Gaps
No people management yet
Culture fit
Mentors juniors
Red flags
None raised

Sample hiring & people reports

What each template writes after a meeting. Example meetings and people.

Hiring

Candidate assessment

From “Senior backend engineer interview” · sample report

In short

Strong systems design and clear communication; limited experience leading teams.

Assessment

Strengths
  • Designed a sharded queue at scale
  • Clear trade-off reasoning
Gaps
Has not managed direct reports
Culture
Values written design reviews
Concerns
Notice period of 3 months
Recommendation
Move to final round

Same structure for every candidate

Compare candidates on the same points, not on whose notes were longer.

No bot in the interview

Record from your computer so the candidate only sees you.

1:1s that remember

Start every check-in with what was promised last time.

Templates for hiring & people

Turn on the ones you need. Each reads the meeting and writes its report, and skips meetings it isn't meant for.

Candidate assessment

Strengths, gaps, culture fit and red flags from the interview.

1:1 check-in

Manager and team member 1:1: wins, blockers, feedback, growth goals and actions.

Hiring & People: questions

More examples in use cases.

Will candidates see a notetaker?

Not with the desktop app or Chrome extension: they record from your computer.

Can we compare candidates for the same role?

Yes. Ask Acta across all the interviews for a role to compare them on the same points.

Should we tell candidates the interview is recorded?

Yes. Let candidates know, and follow your local rules on recording and data.

Try Acta for hiring & people.

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