What is a candidate evaluation report
An evaluation report is the document that translates a test's results into readable information to support the hiring decision.
An evaluation report is the document that translates a test’s results into readable information to support the hiring decision. It turns data that would otherwise be raw —scores, positions, dimensions— into a reading that whoever is hiring can use to understand the candidate and focus the interview. It describes; it doesn’t decide.
Why it exists
A test without a report leaves a pile of numbers that are hard to interpret. The report is the bridge: it organizes those results, describes them in clear language, and places them in context —often by comparing them to a reference group— so they can be read without being a specialist. Its purpose is to inform the decision, not to make it.
What it is and what it isn’t
The boundary is the same as across the whole evaluation methodology: describing is not deciding.
| The report does | The report does not |
|---|---|
| Describe styles and competencies | Say who to hire |
| Support a person’s decision | Issue an automatic verdict |
| Present results in readable form | Predict future performance |
That’s why it’s worth being skeptical of any report that claims to give a yes or a no. The decision is made by whoever is hiring, integrating the report with the interview and the context of the role.
The fit percentage, with care
Many reports include a fit percentage: how close the candidate’s profile is to the profile defined for the role. It’s useful, but it’s not a pass/fail grade or a prediction. It should always be read alongside what was measured and which profile it was compared against. A good report explains what that figure means instead of leaving it loose.
Learn to read a report from start to finish, without overinterpreting.
How to read a reportIn short
An evaluation report translates a test’s results into readable information to support the hiring decision. It exists to make interpretable data that would otherwise be raw, and its limit is clear: it describes styles and competencies, it doesn’t decide or predict. Metrics like the fit percentage are references that should be read with their context, not verdicts. At Kokoro, reports present the results of the tests in the library in readable form; to get the most out of them, see how to read a report.