{"id":726,"date":"2021-02-24T19:51:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T03:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coderpad.local\/?post_type=doc&#038;p=726"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:41:46","slug":"private-interviewer-notes","status":"publish","type":"doc","link":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/resources\/docs\/interview\/pads\/private-interviewer-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Interviewer Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><nav aria-label=\"Table of Contents\"><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#using-private-interviewer-notes\">Using Private Interviewer Notes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#Personal-private-interviewer-notes\">Personal interviewer notes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#using-rubrics\">Using Rubrics to guide interview note-taking<\/a><ul><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"using-private-interviewer-notes\">Using Private Interviewer Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As an interviewer, the Interview platform gives you the ability to type out any notes you have during the interview.&nbsp;All notes can be saved in Markdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u2705The candidate does not have access to these notes. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the interviewer notes, simply click on the <strong>Interviewer Notes<\/strong> tab located in the right pane of the IDE, next to <strong>Program Output<\/strong> tab. You can switch between these tabs at any point during the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20-1024x500.png\" alt=\"A pad with an arrow pointing to the &quot;private interviewer notes&quot; tab on the right window.\" class=\"wp-image-37285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20-1536x750.png 1536w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can also input code into the interviewer notes section using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markdownguide.org\/basic-syntax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Markdown<\/a>. Here\u2019s a Markdown example of how to write a JavaScript code block:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\">```javascript\n    var recurse = 100;\n    var recursed = 0;\n\n    (function (callback){\n      callback(callback);\n    })(function(callback){\n      recursed++;\n      console.log('recursed ' + recursed + ' times');\n\n      if(recursed &lt; recurse){\n        callback(callback);\n      }\n    });\n```<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Personal-private-interviewer-notes\">Personal interviewer notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By default the notes you take in the <em>Private Interviewer Notes<\/em> will be hidden from candidates, but they are still viewable by other members of your organization.&nbsp;However there may be instances where you also want the notes hidden from other Interview members as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A common use case for this is preventing employees who used Interview as candidates from viewing the notes from their own interview when they become employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep your Private Interview Notes private just to you, you can simply select the toggle at the top right of the pad until you see <strong>Notes are visible only to interviewers<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-21.png\" alt=\"The private interviewer notes tab with the &quot;notes are visible only to interviewers&quot; toggle turned on.\" class=\"wp-image-37287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-21.png 466w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-21-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-21-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can switch back to sharing the notes with the rest of your organization by clicking on the toggle again until it says <strong>Notes are visible to anyone in the company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22-1024x500.png\" alt=\"The private interviewer notes tab with the &quot;notes are visible only to interviewers&quot; toggle turned off (it's now labelled &quot;notes are visible to anyone in the company&quot;).\" class=\"wp-image-37288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22-1536x750.png 1536w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"using-rubrics\"><strong>Using Rubrics to guide interview note-taking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rubrics in CoderPad help your team take structured notes in live interviews, by aligning interview feedback with your organization\u2019s evaluation criteria. Follow the instructions below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Create a rubric<\/strong>: Admins can add rubrics to your account from the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.coderpad.io\/dashboard\/rubrics\">Rubrics Dashboard<\/a> (1). Click <strong>Create Rubric<\/strong> (2) to start from scratch or click <strong>Edit <\/strong>(3) to customize the provided example.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1024x409.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the CoderPad Interview platform displaying the 'Rubrics' section. On the left, a navigation menu includes options like Pads List, Questions, Databases, Files, and Rubrics. The main area shows a list of rubrics with columns for Title, Creator, and Updated At. Three rubrics are listed: 'Senior AI Engineer,' 'Senior Software Engineer Evaluation,' and 'Test Rubric,' with options to edit each one. A 'Create Rubric' button is visible at the top.\" class=\"wp-image-42916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1024x409.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1536x614.png 1536w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png 1915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Import the rubric into an Interview pad<\/strong>: Interviewers can load a rubric into the <strong>Private Interviewer Notes<\/strong> tab by clicking <strong>+<\/strong> <strong>Add Rubric<\/strong>, either before or during the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-1024x483.png\" alt=\"A code editor interface showing a file structure on the left, with files like settings.local.json, User.ts, and package.json. The main editor displays JSON content from package.json, highlighting dependencies and scripts. On the right, there's a &quot;Private Interviewer Notes&quot; section with Markdown-enabled notes and a code snippet in JavaScript. An arrow points to a button labeled &quot;Add Rubric&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-42918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-1024x483.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-1536x725.png 1536w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1.png 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Take notes with the rubric<\/strong>: Use the rubric to guide areas of focus and note-taking during the interview. This helps ensure your notes align with your team&#8217;s evaluation criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Add Notes to your ATS<\/strong>: After the interview, copy your rubric-based notes and paste them into the candidate\u2019s scorecard in your ATS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tips\">Tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interviewers can \u2b50 favorite rubrics for easy reference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If two interviewers are present, each can import and fill in their own copy of the rubric.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admins should keep rubrics up to date as your candidate evaluation criteria evolves.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"parent":835,"menu_order":7,"template":"","class_list":["post-726","doc","type-doc","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/doc"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43690,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/726\/revisions\/43690"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}