Interview Signal for agency recruiters: from client brief to submittal
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Interview Signal is a desktop app for the agency recruiter who runs the screen. You paste the client's job description and what the client actually wants, run the call beside Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or a phone screen taken through your computer with no bot joining, and finish with a scorecard backed by the candidate's own words and a client submittal in your agency's template. As of October 2026 one recruiter fits Solo ($49 a month) and an agency of three or more fits Team ($59 per seat per month, or $49 billed yearly). There is no ATS integration: notes are shaped for Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever or JobAdder and pasted by hand.
How does an agency recruiter use Interview Signal, step by step?
- Take the job order. After the client intake, press "New role", paste the job description (or its posting link), and type the intake notes into "What the client actually wants", which outranks the job description wherever they disagree. Choose the agency's "Submittal template", press "Generate the kit", edit, and press "Save role". See the kit from a job description and saved roles.
- Set up each screen. Pick the role in "Start an interview", type the candidate's name, then on the pre-interview screen add the client under "Company or client", paste or attach the CV, choose "Video call", "Phone" or "In person", and run the audio check. Read the consent line if notice is needed where you and the candidate are.
- Run the call. The question guide ticks questions off as you ask them, must-asks stay pinned until asked, follow-ups dig into what the candidate just said, and the scorecard fills with their quotes.
- Write it up. "End interview" opens the review screen with the client submittal already written. Edit it, then "Email to client", "Export .docx" or "Copy ATS note…" (see exports).
- Build the shortlist. On the home screen each role reads like a pipeline, for example "4 interviewed · best 8.4 · 1 sent" (example). A scored candidate not yet sent waits under "To finish" with "Write submittal" for seven days, and Compare puts up to six scored candidates side by side, with "Copy as text" for the client email.
Which features matter most for agency work?
| Feature | Why it matters to an agency recruiter |
|---|---|
| The client brief on the role | What the client said on the intake call, not just what the posting advertises, shapes the questions and which ones are must-ask. |
| Must-ask questions | In a Balanced or HR screen kit, the AI is told to include notice period, compensation expectation and right to work and to mark them must-ask, because a submittal without them is unusable to a client. Must-asks stay pinned in the guide until asked. |
| Verified quotes | Every quote is checked against the transcript and removed if it is not there word for word, so what you send a client is what the candidate said. |
| "Not discussed." | The submittal writes gaps as "Not discussed." rather than guessing, which tells you what to chase and tells the client what is known. |
| Your template | Five built-in templates (Exec one-pager, Technical, Sales, Executive search, and Contract / temp), or the agency's own, so every recruiter's write-up looks like the agency wrote it. |
| Answer check | A private flag when an answer reads as AI-written or read out, with a question to try. It never changes a score and never goes in the submittal. |
| Accuracy check and Ask the AI | For technical roles outside your own field: green and red marks on technical claims, and a box to ask the right answer during the call. Both are for you only. |
How does an agency team share the work?
On the Team plan, roles, kits and templates are shared, so every recruiter on a job order asks the same questions against the same rubric. Admins invite and remove recruiters, panels split one candidate's questions between several interviewers, and a weekly coaching report compares recruiters on coverage built from counts, never transcripts. An admin cannot read a recruiter's transcripts; they stay on that recruiter's computer. The Team plan guide covers seats and invitations, and panel interviews covers the split.
What stays private when I send a submittal?
- Transcripts, quotes, candidate names, notes and submittals are stored on the recruiter's computer, not on Interview Signal's servers.
- The candidate's name and the company are stored only on your computer, but are sent to the AI model when it writes the submittal. A CV you attach is sent to the model during the interview.
- Audio goes to a speech-to-text provider in short chunks during the call and is not retained. The server keeps counts and durations only.
- Nothing reaches the client until you send it yourself: "Email to client" opens a draft in your own mail app.
Where your data is stored and the security page list every field.
What does Interview Signal not do for an agency?
- No ATS integration. Nothing is written into Bullhorn, JobAdder or any other system; you paste the note or the submittal.
- Desktop only. Windows 10 or 11 and macOS 13 or newer; no mobile app, no web app, no browser extension.
- Phone screens must run through the computer. The app hears the candidate through your computer's sound, so a call on a separate handset is not captured.
- No video recording. It transcribes audio; it does not record the call.
- A newer product. It has few public reviews so far, so try it on one of your own roles before rolling it out.
- Not legal advice. The consent line and notice text help you tell candidates; the rules depend on where you both are. See the consent features.
Which plan fits an agency recruiter?
| Your situation | Plan | Price as of October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Trying it on a live job order | Free | 20 minutes of transcription in total, no card |
| Screening now and then | Pay as you go | 1 hour $9, 5 hours $29, 15 hours $69; bought once, never expire |
| One recruiter screening most weeks | Solo | $49 a month, or $468 a year |
| An agency of three or more recruiters | Team | $59 per seat per month, or $49 per seat per month billed yearly; minimum three seats |
The pricing page notes that at about eleven hours of interviews a month, Solo costs less than even the 15-hour pack, and that Solo and Team come with a guarantee: run twenty interviews in your first thirty days and, if you are not saving at least thirty minutes per candidate on notes and submittals, the month is refunded and the subscription cancelled. To see the whole flow first, watch the walkthrough on the Try it page, then download the app.
Questions people ask
Can Interview Signal write candidate submittals for a recruitment agency's clients?
Yes. When the screen ends, Interview Signal writes the client submittal in the template set on the role, using only what the candidate said, your scorecard and your notes, and writes Not discussed for anything the call did not cover. It ships five built-in templates, and an admin can make the agency's own in the web account.
Does Interview Signal integrate with Bullhorn or JobAdder?
No. As of October 2026 Interview Signal has no ATS integration and writes nothing into an applicant tracking system. Copy ATS note puts a note shaped for Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever or JobAdder on your clipboard, and you paste it into the candidate record yourself.
Which Interview Signal plan suits a recruitment agency?
As of October 2026, an agency with three or more recruiters fits Team at $59 per seat per month, or $49 per seat per month billed yearly, which adds shared roles and templates, admins, panels and a weekly coaching report. A single recruiter fits Solo at $49 a month, or Pay as you go hours for occasional screens.
Will my candidate or client see Interview Signal on the call?
No. Interview Signal captures audio on the recruiter's own computer and no bot or participant joins the Zoom, Teams or Meet call. Where the law or your own policy calls for notice, the app gives you a consent line to read at the start; Interview Signal is not legal advice.