Real-Time Video Interviewing

Live interviews, finally built for better hiring decisions.

Replace scattered video calls, inconsistent notes, and gut-feel evaluations with structured, AI-enriched interviews that capture every answer, surface key insights, and turn live conversations into talent signals your team can trust.

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THE PROBLEM

Live interviews are full of signal. Most teams lose it.

 

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Inconsistent interviews, inconsistent signal

Every interviewer asks different questions in a different order. Comparing candidates becomes guesswork instead of a fair, side-by-side evaluation.

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Notes that miss what matters

Scribbling while listening means key answers get lost. By the time the debrief happens, half the conversation lives only in memory.

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Gut-feel decisions, hidden bias

Without structured evidence to anchor evaluations, hiring slides back into impressions, and into the bias that structured assessment is supposed to remove.


WHY REAL-TIME VIDEO INTERVIEWING

Turn interview conversations into decision-ready evidence.

Most live interviews depend on scattered notes, inconsistent questions, and what evaluators remember after the call. Criteria Real-Time Interviewing brings structure to every conversation, captures the full interview record, and uses AI to help teams review the evidence behind every hiring decision.

Make every interview consistent

Guide evaluators with predefined questions, real-time prompts, and role-specific rubrics so every candidate is evaluated against the same criteria.

Review the moments that matter

AI-generated transcripts, summaries, and key moments help teams quickly find evidence, revisit answers, and align on the decision.

Browser-based

Candidates and evaluators join from Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. No installs, no accounts, no friction at the moment that matters most.

Use AI with transparency and consent

Candidates review recording and AI-processing consent before the interview begins, helping teams adopt AI responsibly while keeping candidates informed.

One place for everything

Notes, scores, recordings, and reviewer feedback live together with the rest of the candidate's profile. Integrates with your ATS where available, so nothing falls through the cracks.



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SCIENCE YOU CAN TRUST

Structured interview science. 
More consistent decisions.

Structured interviews help teams evaluate candidates more consistently by asking job-relevant questions, using the same criteria, and anchoring feedback in evidence. Criteria Real-Time Interviewing brings that structure directly into the live interview, helping every interviewer run a more consistent, evidence-based conversation.

REAL-TIME VS. ASYNC

Use the right interview format for every stage of hiring.

Async interviews help teams screen at scale. Real-time interviews help teams go deeper with structured, evaluator-led conversations. Together, they give hiring teams a flexible way to capture better signal across the funnel.

Real-Time Video Interviewing

Real-time, guided conversations

Candidate and evaluator meet on a live call. Questions are pushed one at a time, scored in the moment, and recorded end-to-end.

✔ Both parties online together, in-browser
✔ Evaluator pushes questions to the candidate's screen (Optional)
✔ Server-side recording of the entire call
✔ Live transcript, AI insights, and Ask Anything after the call
✔ Passwordless access for every evaluator

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Async Video Interviewing

On-demand, on their schedule

Candidates respond to pre-set questions at their own pace. Evaluators review and score the recordings when it fits their day.

✔ No scheduling required from either side
✔ Questions displayed to candidates in sequence
✔ Individual response recordings per question
✔ Optional AI scoring with Interview Intelligence
✔ Best for high-volume shortlisting early in the funnel
 

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INSIDE THE PRODUCT

Built for the interview, not retrofitted from a meeting app. 

Generic video tools help people talk. Criteria helps hiring teams evaluate. Real-Time Interviewing combines live video, guided questions, in-call scoring, candidate consent, recording, transcripts, and AI-powered review in one purpose-built experience.

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Two-way video and audio

HD video and audio for candidate and multiple evaluators, with independent mute and camera toggles. Best in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox on desktop.

Background blur

Both candidates and evaluators can toggle blur during the system check or live on the call, keeping the focus on the conversation.

Built-in system check

Candidates and evaluators confirm camera and microphone before joining. No one clicks into a call to discover their audio is broken.

Host lobby and admit flow

Candidates wait in a lobby with helpful preparation tips. Evaluators admit them on their signal, keeping the interview on their terms.

Push questions in real time

Show or hide each question on the candidate's screen with one click to accommodate visibility preferences.

In-call evaluation

Score each answer as it happens: per-question ratings, comments, supplementary ratings, and an overall recommendation, right inside the call.

Multiple evaluators, independent scoring

Invite as many evaluators as the interview needs. Each one gets their own passwordless link and their own scoring form, free from groupthink.

Passwordless evaluator access

Evaluators click their unique link and go straight in. No login, no password reset, no account creation standing between them and the candidate.


POST-CALL INTELLIGENCE

The interview doesn't end when the call does. 

The moment you end the call, Criteria gets to work. Transcripts, insights, and free-text Q&A are ready by the time you sit down to make a decision. None of it runs without the candidate's explicit AI consent.

✧ TRANSCRIPTS

Every word, timestamped. 

A live transcript runs during the call. After the call, a full batch transcript is generated with speaker diarization in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Chinese. Click any line to jump the video to that moment.

✧ AI INSIGHTS

Summaries and key moments.

A narrative summary plus categorized key moments: strengths, concerns, follow-ups, notable answers, and topic changes. Every moment links back to its exact point in the video.

✧ ASK ANYTHING

Query the interview, in plain English.

Type any question. "What did they say about project management?" "Were there clear examples of teamwork?" Answers come back with timestamp links directly into the recording.

Amongst the First in the World

Criteria is now certified to ISO 42001 – the world's first international standard specifically for AI management systems. 
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THE EXPERIENCE

Two journeys, one frictionless interview.

CANDIDATE 

Click the link. Show up. 
That's it.

01. Consent

Review and confirm recording and AI processing independently, before anything starts.

02. System check

Camera, microphone, and background blur preview, with a clear go/no-go before the room opens.

03. Waiting room

Tips on lighting, audio, and posture keep candidates prepared while the evaluator gets ready.

04. The Interview

One question at a time appears on screen. Full A/V controls, optional blur, clear exit path.

EVALUATOR

Passwordless in. Structured through. Scored out.

01. Choose screen

Join the call, or skip straight to evaluation if you're arriving late or reviewing only.

02. Host lobby

Preview your setup, see the candidate's status, and admit them when you're ready.

03. Interview room

Push questions, take notes, and rate each response in a side panel that runs alongside the video grid.

04. Evaluate page

Split-pane review: video plus transcript, insights, and Ask Anything on one side, your scoring form on the other.

Ready to turn live interviews into better hiring signal?

See how Criteria Real-Time Interviewing helps your team run structured conversations, capture every answer, and make decisions with more confidence.
 

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