# Write an outcome-based scorecard for an executive hire

A scorecard defining mission, measurable outcomes, and competencies for a senior hire, used to align interviewers and recruiters.

- Topic: HR & Hiring
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: HR & Hiring, Write, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-an-outcome-based-scorecard-for-an-executive-hire

## Prompt

```text
Help me write a scorecard for an executive role I'm hiring.

**Role:** [e.g. "first CFO", "VP Engineering"]
**Why we're hiring now:** [WHAT's broken or about to break without this person]
**Company stage and next 2-3 years:** [e.g. "raising Series B, expanding to Europe"]
**What they'll inherit:** [TEAM size, systems, known problems]
**Reporting line and key peers:** [WHO]
**Must-haves and nice-to-haves I have in mind:** [LIST]
**Compensation range:** [RANGE, or "not set"]

Build the scorecard:
1. Mission: one or two sentences on why the role exists.
2. Outcomes: 4-6 measurable results expected in the first 12-18 months, each with a target and time frame (e.g. "close books in 7 business days by month 6").
3. Competencies: 5-8 specific behaviors and skills tied to those outcomes, not generic traits like "strategic thinker".
4. Stage fit: experience at a similar scale and stage, and the risk of hiring someone who has only run much larger or much smaller teams.
5. Disqualifiers: what would rule someone out.
6. Interview plan: which interviewer assesses which competency, and one work-sample or case exercise.

Challenge my inputs: flag must-haves that are really preferences, credential requirements that narrow the pool without predicting success, and outcomes that are unrealistic for the timeline.

Keep the criteria job-related and consistent for every candidate, and check them against local hiring law.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "first CFO", "VP Engineering"
- WHAT's broken or about to break without this person
- e.g. "raising Series B, expanding to Europe"
- TEAM size, systems, known problems
- WHO
- LIST
- RANGE, or "not set"

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