Recorded interview or live interview?
An OnDemand interview lets you complete a stage within the period allowed by the employer. A live interview is a scheduled conversation. This course covers the recorded format. An invitation can include other response formats, so do not assume that each task is a video question.
Employers can use recorded interviews to review candidates without arranging a live call with each person. This can reduce scheduling work and give candidates more choice about when to respond. It does not establish a hiring timeline, a pass score, or a guarantee of fair treatment in a particular process.
From invitation to recording
Opening a new invitation does not start the interview. Use the introductory screens to read the requirements. Screen labels can differ. A practice recording and a real submitted answer have different purposes.
- Check the company, position, deadline, and time zone in your invitation.
- Read the description, question formats, estimated duration, and terms shown.
- Complete the equipment check and allow camera and microphone access when required.
- Use the practice option, if shown. Check that you are in practice mode.
- Read the attempt information before you select the option to start.
- For each real question, read the prompt and follow the preparation and response timers shown.
- At the end, wait for the upload and check that your submission was received.
Separate employer settings from platform features
Your hiring company chooses its question set and configures attempts. Use the displayed limits for preparation and response time. A limit from another candidate or a practice simulator is not evidence of your limits.
An allowed attempt before submission is different from returning to a submitted question. HireVue says a submitted response cannot be revisited. A new interview attempt needs the hiring company’s approval. Do not close or refresh an active recording to try to obtain another take.
Before recording, note which settings you have confirmed and which are still unknown. If a deadline or access requirement is unclear, ask the hiring company before you start. Avoid planning your day around a duration from an online forum.
Who reviews the answers?
The hiring company controls evaluation and next steps. A recorded interview does not tell you by itself whether an AI assessment is used. Read the employer’s notices and ask it about the assessment used for your role.
HireVue’s linked AI Explainability Statement describes assessment of answer content and excludes facial expressions, body language, surroundings, and tone of voice from the video interview AI analysis it describes. This is a product description, not proof of the setup in your invitation. Prepare useful evidence of your skills rather than gestures or keywords intended to influence an algorithm.
Worked examples
These are teaching examples. Use your own facts and decisions.
You see a preparation timer and an attempt limit. What should you do?
Weak answer or plan
My friend had two minutes and three takes, so I will use those settings.
Improved answer or plan
I will use the time and attempt information on my screen. I will choose one relevant example during preparation and finish before the response timer ends.
Why this works
The improved plan uses evidence from the actual interview. It avoids a timing assumption and gives you an action you can control.
Put it into practice
Build your invitation brief
Use your invitation and introductory screens. Write “not confirmed” for information you cannot find. Do this before starting a real answer.
Notes are not saved or sent. They clear when you leave or reload this page. Copy any notes you need before you leave.
Check your work
- Can you explain the difference between practice and the real interview?
- Which settings have you confirmed?
- What must you ask before you begin?
