After you've scored every question, the Candidate assessment summary box asks for your overall take: performance, strengths, areas for improvement, and fit for the role.
Assessment summary section of the Candidate interview screen
How to write one that's actually useful later
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Write it last, not first. Score the individual questions while the details are fresh, then step back and summarize once you've seen the whole picture.
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Ground it in the interview, not a general impression. Instead of “great candidate,” try “strong technical grounding in accrual accounting, limited experience managing a team — would need support ramping up the coaching side of this role.”
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Keep “fit” job-related. If you mention culture or team fit, tie it to specific behaviors relevant to the job (how they described handling conflict, ambiguity, or feedback) rather than a vague sense of whether you'd get along. This keeps your notes defensible and genuinely useful to whoever reads them next.
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A few sentences is plenty. This isn't a performance review — it's a quick, honest snapshot for you (or the next interviewer) to act on.
This summary, paired with your question-level notes, becomes the record you'll lean on when you're comparing candidates or explaining a decision down the line.