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Rookie Awards

How to Score Entries

To start judging, please follow these steps to visit the Judges dashboard, select a contest, and start scoring entries.

  1. Log in to your account using the credentials provided.
  2. Go to the Judges Dashboard.
  3. On the dashboard, you’ll see a list of contests assigned to you, along with their status and your judging progress.
  4. Select a contest by clicking its name to open the review panel and start judging entries.

How to add a score

This video will run you through the process of reviewing and scoring entries as a Lead Judge.

Pending reviews

This tab is where all the judging takes place. On the left column, you will see a single contest entry. On the right column, you will see the judging panel which includes the following fields:

  • Score - Provide a score from 0.5 - 10.
  • Badge - If you come across an amazing entry, please feel empowered to award a badge eg: Excellence Award.
  • Internal note - Notes are an optional field. So only use this if they will help your process.
  • Submit - Commit your review to the system.
  • Skip - Move to the next entry and drop the current one to the bottom of the list.
  • Report an Entry - Notify admin about an entry
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Make sure to report any entries that include professional work, have inappropriate content or are clearly not meant to be in the category you are reviewing.

Previously reviewed

This tab will show a list of all entries that you have judged. Every time you add a score to an entry it will move here. This tab will show you all your scores and also allow you to edit an existing score.

Notes added

This tab shows entries which you have included a note. These notes are internal notes for your viewing only. Use notes for entries that you'd like to come back to, or include comments to back up your initial thought. Notes are not a required field. So only use this if they will help your process.

Develop a checklist for judges to ensure proper evaluation.think of this as a bit of a cheatsheet to have open, to remind them!

WHAT DO THE SCORES ACTUALLY MEAN!- explain the groupings eg: 7+ is industry ready! 5-6 nearly. bit to learn. 1-4, not ready. It's that simple. DON'T penalise! too many people judging 1 etc because they "believe" something is not suited or god knows what. score based on skills. DO NOT PENALISE for your own beliefs. Think beyond you company too! Think broader. Get your head our of your ass.TRAINING > there should be absolutely no fucking reason to give an entry a 1-3 if their work is actually good, or even kinda good. NO REASON! EVER! 1-3 is for absolute newbie. do not penalise, report and move.

  1. Judging! What about changing the stars to have a gradient colour! Instead of just yellow.
  2. 1-3 Stars (Red) - No Good Major skill deficiencies, not ready for entry-level roles, lacks basic proficiency and creativity.
  3. 4-5 Stars (Orange) - Limited Some basic skills, frequent errors, requires substantial improvement, not consistently reliable.
  4. ————— this is the break line. spend more time if higher ——————
  5. 6-8 Stars (Light Green) - Competent Meets industry standards, demonstrates solid skills, employable with potential for growth, well-executed work.
  6. 9-10 Stars (Green) - Exceptional Highly skilled, creative, professional-level work, stands out significantly, ready for top entry-level roles.

Career Opportunity Voting

dont fuck it up. dotn score low just because it may not be related to your job. reminder. these judges should not be invited until Finalist judging. not worth the pain!