--- title: "Resume Scoring Criteria Templates" url: "https://knowledge-base.discovered.ai/en/article/resume-scoring-criteria-templates" language: "en" last_updated: "2026-10-27T16:19:30.991Z" --- # Resume Scoring Criteria Templates Save your scoring instructions once and reuse them on every similar job. ### Overview **Resume Scoring Criteria Templates** let you save a set of scoring instructions and apply it to other jobs in a couple of clicks. Kingsley then follows the same rules when it rates candidates for each of those jobs. Templates hold **Scoring instructions** only. The job description stays specific to each job. You can work with templates in two places: - **In a job's Resume Scoring Criteria:** Admins and Editors can save a job's instructions as a template and apply any template to the job. - **In Templates → Resume scoring criteria:** Admins can create, edit, duplicate and delete templates. Templates belong to your company and are shared by everyone on your company's account. To learn how scoring instructions work, see [**Set Resume Scoring Criteria**](https://knowledge-base.discovered.ai/en/article/internal-job-description). ## Before You Start - You need **Admin** or **Editor** permissions to save or apply templates in a job. - You need **Admin** permissions to manage templates in **Templates**. Other users see *No access. Only Admins can manage Resume Scoring Criteria templates.* ## How to Save a Template from a Job: **1\. Open the Job's Resume Scoring Criteria** - Go to the job post and click the **Find and Evaluate Talent** tab. - Click the **Resume Scoring Criteria** card. **2\. Save the Instructions as a Template** - Write or review the text in **Scoring instructions**. - Click **Save as template**. The button is available once the section has text. - Enter a **Template name** and click **Save**. You'll see *Template saved*. **Note:** Saving a template doesn't save the job. Click **Submit** if you also want to keep the changes on this job. ## How to Apply a Template to a Job: **1\. Open the Job's Resume Scoring Criteria** - Go to the job post, click **Find and Evaluate Talent** and click the **Resume Scoring Criteria** card. **2\. Pick a Template** - Click **Select template** above **Scoring instructions** and choose a template. - Its text replaces whatever is in **Scoring instructions**. The **Job description** isn't changed. - Edit the instructions for this job if you need to. **3\. Submit** - Click **Submit** to save. Click **Cancel** to keep the job's instructions as they were. **Note:** Applying a template copies its text into the job. If you edit or delete the template later, jobs that already used it keep their instructions. ## How to Manage Templates (Admins): **1\. Open the Templates** - Go to **Templates** in the main menu and select **Resume scoring criteria**. - Your templates appear as cards, with the most recently updated first. **2\. Create a Template** - Click **Create Resume Scoring Criteria Template**. - Enter a **Template title** and the **Scoring instructions**. Both are required, and instructions can be up to 10,000 characters. - Click **Save**. **3\. Edit a Template** - Click a template card. - Change the title or instructions and click **Save**. **4\. Duplicate a Template** - Click the **Duplicate** icon on a card. - A copy named "Copy of " appears first in the list. Click it to rename or edit it. **5\. Delete a Template** - Click the **Delete** icon on a card. - In **Delete template?**, click **Delete**. - The template disappears from **Templates** and from the **Select template** list in every job. Jobs that already applied it keep their scoring instructions. ## Why This Matters Writing good scoring rules takes thought. Templates let you do it once and apply the same standard everywhere. - **Consistency:** Every job of the same type is rated by the same rules. - **Speed:** Set up scoring for a new job in seconds. - **Control:** Admins keep the shared library clean and current. ## Use Cases - **Multi-location hiring:** Apply one "Delivery Driver" template to the job at every location. - **Agencies:** Keep a template per client so each client's must-haves are applied every time. - **Standardizing teams:** Give recruiters a vetted starting point instead of writing rules from scratch. ## Best Practices - Name templates by role or job family, such as *Registered Nurse – Acute Care*. - Keep templates general enough to reuse, then fine-tune the instructions on each job. - Review your templates when your hiring requirements change. Remember that existing jobs don't update automatically. ## What Happens Next - Jobs you apply a template to use its instructions for every new candidate's rating. - To re-rate candidates who were already rated, click **Appraise** next to their rating. See [**Rate Candidates**](https://knowledge-base.discovered.ai/en/article/rate-candidates). - For more on writing strong criteria, see [**Set Resume Scoring Criteria**](https://knowledge-base.discovered.ai/en/article/internal-job-description). With Resume Scoring Criteria Templates, you can bring the same scoring standards to every job in just a few clicks.