As an interviewer, recorded video interviews offer a convenient way to assess candidates at scale, with the flexibility to review responses at your own pace. This guide provides a detailed overview—from setting permissions and understanding technical requirements to reviewing candidate submissions and scoring responses.
Availability
Available for | Profile Permissions | Only users with the Create Interview permission can create video interviews. |
Plans | Enterprise, People Plus, and Zoho One | |
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Evaluate Candidate Responses
Once a candidate completes and submits their one-way video interview, you’ll receive a notification within Zoho Recruit.
Steps to Evaluate an Interview Record
1. Access Interview Record
Navigate to the specific candidate’s interview record.
2. Click “Review Answers”
Once the candidate’s video responses are available, the Review Answers button will become active.
Click the Review Answers button to begin the evaluation process.
3. Rate Each Response
Carefully watch each video response.
Provide a rating for every answer (this is mandatory).
Add any relevant comments or notes for context or clarification.
Use the Previous Question and Next Question buttons to move between responses.
4. Submit Ratings
After completing the evaluation of all questions, click the Submit button to finalize your ratings.
5. Give an Overall Recommendation
Choose one of the five available rating options for your overall recommendation.
Optionally, include any additional feedback in the comments section to support your recommendation.
6. Review Final Feedback
Once ratings are submitted, the Review Details sub-tab will become available.
This tab displays all individual ratings and comments for reference and future review.
Video Interview Credits
Video interviews operate using video credits. By default, we provide one video interview credit. A single credit allows multiple video interviews for one active job opening. To obtain additional video interview credits, you can purchase an add-on for $12 or ₹600 per month per credit under Profile > Manage Subscription and click Upgrade Users/Add-ons. Click here to see how to purchase additional video interview credits. For more details on video interview credits, visit our FAQ page on Video Interviews.