Introduction
Hirekal is a video interview platform for recruiting teams. Candidates record structured answers in the browser on their own time - Video interviews in docs, overview on the main site. Your team watches those responses, leaves notes, and shortlists who deserves live interview time - without booking a calendar hold for every applicant.
How it works
Basics, application fields, video prompts, publish.
Optional - push updates or download applications.
Applicants record answers in the browser.
Watch recordings, notes, and ratings.
Move strong candidates to the next stage.
Schedule live time for finalists only.
Getting started
Create your first job, invite a candidate, and review a recorded response.
Interview workflows
End-to-end flow from job setup to shortlist.
Integrations
Webhooks, n8n, and CSV export today; other automation platforms planned.
Candidate experience
No account, no install - open link, record, submit.
What Hirekal does
Hirekal separates asking from watching. You define structured questions once; every candidate answers the same prompts on video. Recruiters and hiring managers review recordings question by question in one console.
In the product, a job is the role plus its video questions, apply link, pipeline, and settings. Documentation sometimes calls that question set the interview - it is not a separate object in the console.
| Area | What you get |
|---|---|
| Structured video interviews | One-way async recordings for first-round screening |
| Interview workflows | Create jobs, invite candidates, review, shortlist |
| Candidate experience | Browser recording with device check; no Hirekal account |
| Team workspace | Invite teammates with roles in a shared organization - see Team & roles |
| Team collaboration | Shared review, notes, and ratings next to each response |
| Transcripts and speech scores | Written text and communication signals from recorded audio to support review |
| Integrations | Webhooks, n8n, and CSV export; Zapier and Make.com planned |
| Branding | Apply-page styling, custom thank-you pages, and optional custom domain |
| Intro media | Optional welcome video or image before candidates start recording |
| Apply fields | Collect profile details and resume upload alongside video answers |
Problems Hirekal addresses
First-round hiring still looks like this for many teams: a calendar invite before anyone has heard the candidate explain their work, the same introductory questions on every screening call, and live interview slots spent on people who could have been reviewed asynchronously. Agencies often forward a CV alone when a short structured video would make the submission stronger.
The live-first trap
Teams that screen live-first usually run into the same friction:
- Scheduling before substance - Recruiters book time before knowing whether the candidate can explain their work clearly.
- Repeated prompts - Every screener asks slightly different opening questions, so comparisons drift.
- Calendar congestion - Popular hiring weeks fill with first-round calls that could happen on video first.
- Thin agency submissions - Clients decide on keywords when a recorded answer would show communication and role fit.
- Candidate friction - Applicants rearrange schedules for a call that mostly repeats what a structured async round could capture.
The Hirekal approach
Hirekal flips the order: ask once, watch anytime, schedule live selectively.
| Pain with live-first | What Hirekal does instead |
|---|---|
| Calendar hold for every applicant | Share one apply link; candidates record on their schedule |
| Different questions per screener | Same structured question set for every candidate in the cohort |
| Review only during or right after a call | Review question-by-question in the console when your team is ready |
| CV-only packs for agency clients | Profile, resume, and video answers in one submission |
| Extra tools or accounts for candidates | Browser recording with a device check - no Hirekal account required |
Review substance first
Hirekal is built so you hear how candidates explain their work before you offer live interview time - not the other way around.
Who Hirekal is for
| Audience | How they use Hirekal |
|---|---|
| In-house recruiting teams | High-volume or remote first rounds with consistent questions |
| Recruitment agencies | Package profile, resume, and structured video for client submissions |
| Hiring managers | Watch answers and leave notes before joining a live conversation |
| Talent coordinators | Keep every candidate on the same first-round process |
Supported connections
Today, Hirekal supports n8n, outbound webhooks for applications and stage changes, and CSV export from the job applications list.
Planned connections include Zapier, Make.com, and deeper ATS connectors (Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Zoho Recruit on the roadmap).
See Integrations for details.
Product terminology
| Term | Meaning in Hirekal |
|---|---|
| Organization | Your company workspace in the Hirekal console |
| Job | A role you are hiring for - questions, apply link, pipeline, and settings |
| Interview | The structured video question set on a job (doc/UI term; not a separate object) |
| Application | A candidate's submission for a job |
| Stage | Pipeline step (e.g. To Be Reviewed, Shortlisted, Rejected) |
| Branding | Organization-wide colors and font on candidate apply pages |
| Custom domain | Your domain on apply links instead of the default Hirekal URL |
| Webhook | HTTP callback when applications or stages change |
Full glossary: Product terminology.
Next steps
| Goal | Page |
|---|---|
| First interview in minutes | Getting started |
| Workspace home and metrics | Dashboard |
| Invite teammates | Team & roles |
| Recruiter flow end to end | Interview workflows |
| What candidates see | Candidate experience |
| Common questions | FAQ |