All core values
Trust
Impartiality
Applying relevant criteria without giving personal relationships, status, or private interests an unfair advantage.
Behaviors
- Discloses conflicts of interest
- Uses the same evaluation criteria for every candidate
- Steps aside from decisions involving close personal ties
Anti-patterns
- Special exceptions for favorites
- Changing criteria after seeing the applicants
- Ignoring conflicts because the outcome seems convenient
Reinforce it with
- Conflict-of-interest declarations
- Structured scoring rubrics
- Independent review of sensitive decisions
Impartiality protects decisions from the influence of who knows whom.