Conversation format
Decide whether you need a spoken conversation, a recorded response or a simple qualification form.
Choose an AI interview platform by the work it does.
A practical guide to conversation format, role setup, candidate access and the answers your team can review.
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Buying guide
What to look for.
01Conversation format↗
02Role setup↗
03Reviewable output↗
04Candidate access↗
The category includes very different kinds of software.Start with the interview your team actually needs.
Illustrative product examples
Understand how the interview works.
Candidate experience
Conversation, recorded response or written form
Question flow
Fixed prompts or relevant follow up questions
Access
Browser support and candidate instructions
See how the role shapes the interview.
Role input
Job description and areas to cover
Employer control
Review the interview brief before inviting candidates
Use case
A substantive first conversation
Ask what your team can review.
Review the source and the summary
Can a reviewer return to the candidate's full answer?
Look for a transcript, a clear report and an available recording that help your team check the conversation.
Choose for the hiring work you have.
Useful for
Role based first interviews with spoken answers
Consider another tool
Pure coding tests or simple eligibility forms
Next step
Test the workflow with a role you are hiring for
Four checks before you choose a product.
Keep the buying criteria close to the hiring task.
Role control
Check how the job description and your chosen areas shape what candidates are asked.
Reviewable answers
Look at the transcript, report and recording workflow before deciding whether the software fits your team.
What an AI interview platform should do
The term AI interview software covers very different products. Some run a spoken two-way interview. Some record one-way video answers. Some are chat forms with a question list. Before you compare prices or features, decide which of those your hiring work needs. A first round that depends on hearing how a candidate reasons needs a conversation. A simple eligibility check may not.
An AI interview platform built for first rounds should take your job description and the areas you want covered, ask questions from them, follow up on the answers, and hand back something a reviewer can check: a transcript, a report with reasoning and scores, and a recording when available. If any of those is missing, the review work comes back to your team.
What to check before you choose an AI interview platform
Use the table below with every vendor. Ask the same questions of each, and compare the written answers rather than the demos. A demo shows the vendor's best example. The answers show what you will actually get.
| Check | Why it matters | What to ask the vendor |
|---|---|---|
| Interview format | A recording and a conversation give you different evidence | Does the interviewer ask follow-up questions based on the answer, or run a fixed list? |
| Role setup | Questions should come from your role, not a generic bank | How do the job description and our chosen areas shape the questions? |
| Scoring | A score you cannot check is a score you cannot defend | Is each score backed by written reasoning tied to the transcript, and can we use our own rubric? |
| Output per candidate | Reviewers need the source, not only a number | Do we get a transcript, a report and a recording for every candidate? |
| Candidate access | Install steps and account sign-ups cost you completions | What does the candidate need, which languages are supported, and is any install required? |
| Pricing terms | Minimums, seats and overage carry most of the real cost | What is the all-in cost at our monthly volume, and do we pay per seat, per interview or both? |
Where AI Interview Agents fits as AI interview software
AI Interview Agents runs the two-way format. The AI interviewer asks questions built from your job description, follows up on each answer, and returns a transcript, a scored report with written reasoning, and a recording when available. Candidates join from an email or WhatsApp link in a browser, with no install, in English, Hindi, Arabic or Filipino.
There is a free plan to start, no per-seat fees, and candidates never need a licence. Paid plans are quoted by hiring volume. The best way to compare is to run it on a role you are hiring for now and take the candidate side yourself, then put the output next to whatever else you are considering.
A few practical details.
What does the AI interviewer do?
It asks role questions, listens to the candidate and asks follow up questions. Your team reviews the transcript and report before deciding who moves forward.
Do candidates need to install an app?
No. Candidates open their invitation link and take the interview in a browser.
Can we use it for different roles?
Yes. Set the job title and role requirements so the interview is relevant to the position.