Interview Signal for high-volume hiring: many screens, nothing left half done
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- How do I run a screening day in Interview Signal?
- What does each item in "To finish" mean?
- How do I see where each requisition stands?
- How does a team lead check consistency across recruiters?
- Which plan fits high volume?
- What does Interview Signal not do for high-volume hiring?
- Questions people ask
For high-volume screening, Interview Signal keeps every screen consistent and the backlog visible. One saved role per requisition gives every candidate the same questions and rubric; the home screen's "Start an interview" bar starts the next call with the role already picked; "To finish" lists up to five interviews that still need a name, a score or a submittal; each role reads as a pipeline; and Compare lines up to six scored candidates. A recruiter still runs every call: it is not an AI interviewer. As of October 2026, Solo ($49 a month) and Team ($59 per seat per month) have unlimited interviews. This describes version 0.9.10.
How do I run a screening day in Interview Signal?
- Before the day: one role per requisition. Choose "HR screen" as the "Interview type" ("Motivation, availability, compensation, right to work. Short and decisive."); the model is asked to keep it to about twenty minutes of talking. Check the must-asks (a generated kit marks three to five, each pinned in the guide until asked) and press "Save role". See saved roles.
- Start each call from the bar. The role you used last is already picked. Type the candidate's name in "Candidate name (optional)" and press Enter, or press S on the home screen when you are not typing in a field. On the pre-interview screen, run the audio check (Start waits for it), paste the CV, and press "Start interview".
- During the call. Tick "Tidy asked" to move asked questions out of the way; the top bar keeps count, for example "8/12 · must-ask 3/4" (example), and "End interview" makes you type END if a must-ask is still open.
- Between calls, clear "To finish". Name an unnamed candidate inline, open anything unscored, and press "Write submittal" on anything scored but not sent; then use "Copy ATS note…" or "Add CSV row" so it counts as sent.
- End of the day. Click each role to see its candidates ranked by fit, and press "Compare" to line up the best of them.
What does each item in "To finish" mean?
| Status | What happened | Button |
|---|---|---|
| Interrupted | The app never saw the end of the call; everything captured up to then is kept | Open |
| No name | The candidate was never named | Name: type it in the row and press Enter |
| Not scored | The interview ended without a fit score | Open |
| Not sent | Scored, but the submittal was never copied or exported; listed for seven days | Write submittal |
The list shows the newest five. Practice interviews never appear in it, and a call under two minutes with no score is treated as a false start unless it was interrupted. Copy, Save .md, Export .docx, Add CSV row, Email to client and an ATS note all mark an interview "Sent". The home screen guide covers every status word.
How do I see where each requisition stands?
- Roles as pipelines. Each role row reads like "4 interviewed · best 8.4 · 1 sent" (example), or "12 questions · no interviews yet" before the first call.
- The ranked list. Click a role for its candidates, best fit first, with the fit in green (8 or more), amber (5 to just under 8) or red (below 5).
- Compare. Two to six scored candidates side by side, the six highest fits when there are more, with the first quote under each score; "Copy as text" gives a scores-only table for a hiring manager. See Compare.
- Search. Press / and type a name, role or client to find a candidate from last week.
- A running log. "Add CSV row" appends each candidate to one submittals.csv file with date, candidate, role, length, fit, questions and must-asks covered, availability, compensation, recommendation, strengths and risks. See exports.
Keyboard keys for moving fast are in keyboard shortcuts and zoom.
How does a team lead check consistency across recruiters?
On the Team plan, the web account's "Coaching" tab shows, for the week before, each recruiter's interviews, must-asks covered, follow-ups used, scorecard completeness and average length, with a short note for anyone who ran at least three interviews. It counts an interview only once its submittal has been copied or exported, so screens left as "Not sent" are missing from it; clearing "To finish" every day keeps the numbers whole. Admins can also switch the home screen's week line, such as "This week: 6 interviews · 4 sent · avg fit 7.2" (example), between "Mine" and "Team". See the coaching report guide.
Which plan fits high volume?
| Plan | Price as of October 2026 | At volume |
|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | 1 hour $9, 5 hours $29, 15 hours $69; never expire | Counted by the minute while transcribing; the pricing page puts a 30-minute interview at $2.30 to $4.50 |
| Solo | $49 a month, or $468 a year | Unlimited; about $2.45 per interview at twenty a month, per the pricing page |
| Team | $59 per seat per month, or $49 billed yearly; three seats minimum | Unlimited; about $2.95 per interview at twenty a month; adds shared roles, panels and coaching |
The pricing page puts the break-even at about eleven hours of interviews a month, where Solo costs less than even the 15-hour pack. On a metered plan, an interview cannot start once the minutes are gone, though the one that uses the last minute still gets its scorecard; see free minutes and plans.
What does Interview Signal not do for high-volume hiring?
- It does not interview for you. There is no automated screening, chatbot or voice agent; it assists the recruiter on the call.
- No scheduling, sourcing or candidate import, and no ATS integration: notes and rows are pasted by hand.
- One computer's view. The home screen, search and Compare show only interviews run on that computer; search does not look inside transcripts.
- Desktop only, and phone screens must run through the computer; see Interview Signal for phone screens.
For the process around the tool, see the high-volume hiring process and keeping candidates straight on high-volume screening days.
Questions people ask
Can Interview Signal screen candidates automatically for high-volume hiring?
No. Interview Signal is not an AI interviewer or voice agent; a recruiter runs every call. It keeps each screen consistent by giving every candidate for a role the same questions and rubric, ticks questions off, suggests follow-ups, fills the scorecard with the candidate's own words and writes the submittal when the call ends.
How do I keep track of unfinished screens in Interview Signal?
The home screen's To finish group lists up to five interviews that still need something: Interrupted, No name, Not scored, or Not sent, each with the one button that finishes it. A scored interview whose submittal has not been copied or exported stays there as Not sent for seven days, with a Write submittal button.
Which Interview Signal plan is cheapest for high-volume screening?
For someone screening most days, a subscription, because nothing is counted. As of October 2026 Interview Signal's pricing page says that at about eleven hours of interviews a month or more, Solo at $49 a month costs less than even the 15-hour pack, and puts the cost at about $2.45 per interview on Solo and $2.95 on Team for a recruiter running twenty interviews a month.
Why is a screen missing from the Interview Signal coaching report?
The coaching report counts an interview only once its submittal has been copied or exported, with Copy, Save .md, Export .docx, Add CSV row, Email to client or an ATS note. Copy for Slack and Copy next round do not count. Finishing the To finish list each day keeps the report complete.