Hiring managers
Watch recorded answers and leave notes before joining a live interview.
You need to know whether someone can do the job before you give up an hour on the calendar. Hirekal sends candidates a link to record structured video interviews; you watch those recordings, leave feedback, and only then decide who gets a live conversation. Hiring managers on the main site.
Sound familiar?
- The first live interview is the first time you hear the candidate speak
- Calendar slots fill up with people who should have been screened async
- Feedback to recruiters lives in Slack threads instead of on the application
- You ask the same screening questions live that a good first round could have covered
Your workflow
Candidate records answers - nothing lands on your calendar yet.
Open the application and go question by question, on your schedule.
Tell the team what you think - star rating and comments on the application.
Schedule the conversation only for people who already showed fit on video.
Recruiters set up the job and share the link. You work inside each application - Responses, Transcript, Notes, Rating, and Stage - without building the interview yourself.
What to listen for
| Signal | What good looks like |
|---|---|
| Ownership | “I built…” with specifics, not vague “we” language |
| Specificity | Real outcomes and trade-offs, not buzzwords |
| Communication | Clear answers on video - skim the transcript if you are short on time |
| Overall fit | Speech scores can help you review; they do not hire for you |
Drop a note with a timestamp when something stood out. Move Stage to shortlist or pass when you are ready - your recruiter sees it immediately.
Work with your recruiting team
| Ask for this | Why |
|---|---|
| The same questions for every candidate | Fair comparison in round one |
| Access to applications in Hirekal | Review without waiting for a write-up |
| Feedback in Notes, not side channels | One place for the whole hiring team |
| Live interviews after async review | Your calendar goes to finalists |
Go deeper
In-house recruiting team? See Recruiting teams. Staffing agency? See Recruitment agencies.