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Instead of starting from scratch, you can use Waffle’s template library to jumpstart your scorecard creation. Templates are pre-built interview scorecards for common roles — complete with competencies, questions, and scoring rubrics — that you can use as-is or refine through the chat.

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Browsing Templates

Navigate to Templates in the sidebar to open the template library. You’ll find a curated collection of scorecards organized by category.

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Categories

Use the category tabs at the top to filter templates:
  • All — browse every available template
  • Engineering — Software Engineer, Frontend Engineer, DevOps, and more
  • Product & Design — Product Manager, UX Designer, UX Researcher, etc.
  • Sales & Marketing — Account Executive, SDR, Marketing Manager, etc.
  • Operations & Leadership — Engineering Manager, Operations Lead, HR, etc.
Each template card shows the role title, competency count, and interview type at a glance.

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Free vs Premium Templates

Templates come in two tiers:
  • Free templates — available to all users, covering the most common roles
  • Premium templates — available to paid plan subscribers (Starter, Growth, Scale)
If you’re on the Free plan and click a premium template, you’ll see an upgrade prompt. All templates are visible for browsing, so you can preview what’s available before upgrading.

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Previewing a Template

Click any template card to open the preview modal, which shows the full scorecard contents:
  • All competencies with importance weights
  • Interview questions and follow-up probes
  • Scoring rubrics with behavioral anchors
  • Red flags and EEOC guidance
This lets you evaluate whether a template fits your hiring needs before using it.

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Using a Template

1

Find your template

Browse by category or scroll through the library to find a role that matches your open position.
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Click Use Template

Click the “Use Template” button on the card or in the preview modal. This opens a new chat thread pre-loaded with the template’s scorecard.
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Refine in chat

The template gives you a strong starting point. Use follow-up messages to customize it for your specific needs — adjust weights, add competencies, modify questions, or change the focus areas.

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Automatic ULTRA mode sync

When you click “Use Template”, Waffle automatically sets the ULTRA mode toggle to match the template’s tier:
  • Premium templates automatically enable ULTRA mode in the new chat
  • Standard (free) templates automatically disable ULTRA mode
This prevents stale state from a prior chat session carrying over. You can still toggle ULTRA manually after the chat opens if you want to change it. Each template also has a “Use in ULTRA” option, which opens the template in a chat with ULTRA mode enabled regardless of the template tier. This gives you an enhanced version with deeper analysis and more detailed competencies.

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Templates vs Starting from Scratch

Use a template when you’re hiring for a common role and want a fast, high-quality starting point. Start from scratch when you have a unique JD with specific requirements that don’t match any template.
Both approaches produce complete, EEOC-compliant scorecards. Templates simply give you a head start.
Last modified on April 25, 2026