Hiring Evidence Matrix: Which Proof Fits Which Candidate Claim?

Behavior claims

Use specific examples, references or observed work to understand what the person has done.

Knowledge claims

Use relevant assessment results or questioning when the role depends on specific knowledge.

History and credential claims

Use verification to confirm identity, employment, education or qualifications where material.

Applied work claims

Use short work samples or scenarios to see how knowledge becomes output or judgment.

Hands-on competency

Use supervised practical assessment where physical or safety-critical performance cannot be inferred responsibly.

The Konnected Evidence-Based Hiring Loop

Konnected treats hiring as a sequence of explicit decisions. Employers define the work, identify the evidence that can support each requirement, evaluate candidates consistently, verify material claims, and keep unresolved gaps visible instead of hiding them behind a single score.

• Define — translate the real role into responsibilities, skills, conditions and mandatory requirements.
• Evidence — decide which examples, assessments, documents, references or work samples can support each requirement.
• Evaluate — use structured screening and interviews with comparable criteria.
• Verify — confirm material identity, history or credential claims through an approved process.
• Demonstrate — use practical or work-sample assessment where performance cannot be inferred responsibly.
• Decide — explain what fits, what remains uncertain, and why the hiring decision follows from the role.

What employers should preserve in the hiring record

A defensible hiring decision connects each important criterion to evidence rather than memory or interviewer instinct. Notes should capture the candidate example, work sample, assessment, verification state or unresolved gap that affected the decision.

Different evidence types answer different questions. Verification can confirm a fact; an interview can reveal judgment; a work sample can show applied output; and practical assessment can demonstrate hands-on capability. None of those signals should silently stand in for all the others.

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