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Video Interview Step (Pre-recorded Interviews)

The Video Interview step allows you to send applicants a set of pre-recorded video interview questions after they apply.

Written by Venla Vainio
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This is a paid feature and must be enabled separately. Please contact your Customer Success Manager or support via email to activate it.

Creating Pre-recorded interview questions

Step 1: Add Video Interview to Recruitment Flow

  1. Go to Job creation → Recruitment flow

  2. Add step: “Video Interview”

👉 This step is required to enable video interview functionality

Step 2: Create Video Interview Questions

  1. Click Edit “Video Interview”

2. Create the Video Interview

  • Response deadline (in days): Set the number of days an applicant has to complete the video interview after receiving the invitation.

    • So if time to respond is 5 days, then from the moment the invite to Video Interview is sent to the applicant, applicant has 5 days to respond to the Video Interview before it expires.

    • You can modify the deadline when sending the invite to the applicant.

  • Add new questions or Select from library

Add new question by adding:

  • Question title

  • Mandatory / optional

  • Maximum recording time

  • Optional: record intro video. Recording the video is not mandatory, but adds a nice personal touch.

❗ Direct video uploads from a personal computer are currently not supported for either video questions or pre-recorded video interviews.

Step 3: Invite Candidates

  1. Move candidate to “Video Interview” step

  2. Click “Invite to video interview”. You can also do this in mass-action.

3. Review/edit:

  • Deadline

  • Invitation message

4. Click Send

5. The candidate will receive the link and can answer the questions.

  • Candidate receives an email with a link

  • They record answers in their browser

  • Must complete before deadline

  • After interview invite is sent, you can do the following actions:

  • When the candidate has answered a "Video interview" tab will appear in the Applicant Card where you can see the submitted videos.

Common Issues & Troubleshooting

Issue

Possible cause

What to do

❌ “Invite to video interview” button not visible

- Candidate not in correct step - Step not added to recruitment flow

- Move candidate to Video Interview step - Ensure the step is added to the recruitment flow

❌ Candidate didn’t receive invitation

- Incorrect email address - Email marked as spam

- Verify email address - Ask candidate to check spam folder - Resend the invitation

❌ Candidate missed deadline

Deadline expired

- Re-invite candidate - Extend deadline when sending again

❌ Candidate cannot record video

- Browser permissions - Unsupported browser - Device issues

- Allow camera & microphone access - Use Chrome or Edge - Try another device

❌ Videos not appearing

- Candidate has not submitted answers - View not refreshed

- Ask candidate to complete interview - Refresh candidate view

❌ Can we upload our own videos?

Not supported

Only in-browser recording is supported

❌ Video interview lacks some questions, or missing voice. I want to send the invite again.

Something failed in the submitting of Video interview.

Contact support if you need to remove the submitted interview and send it again.

Use Pre-recorded Video Questions (Media Library)

You can create and reuse pre-recorded video questions from the Media Library. These can be used both in:

  • Application form video questions

  • Video interview questions

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