A: It’s hard to hire people, isn’t it?
B: It is.
A: You have a lot of experience. Can you give me some tips?
B: I’m still learning, but after an interview, I try to reflect on what the candidate has said with a neutral mind as much as possible.
In this situation, what should you say ‘I try to reflect on what the candidate has said ‘ in Japanese?
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B：私もまだまだですが、面接後はできるだけフラットな気持ちで応募者が言ったことを振り返ることにしています。
Note: This is not a word-for-word translation.
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A word-for-word translation
B：まだまだ勉強中ですが、面接後はできるだけ中立的な気持ちで応募者の言ったことを振り返るようにしています。
It’s natural and a good sentence.
Let’s see another expression.
私もまだまだです is a very common Japanese phrase.
It means that you haven’t achieved a certain point yet and you can use it to show your modesty.
If someone compliments you on a skill and you don’t think you’ve mastered it yet, you can use this phrase.
In Japanese, フラット means ‘unbiased’, so in this context, B is using the word to mean that he reflects the candidate’s word without thinking about whether he likes the candidate or not.
振り返るようにしています means trying to do something and in this case, it’s natural.
But, you can also say 振り返ることにしています.
This phrase adds to the impression that the action is your habit and that you’ve decided to try to do it yourself.
