Conducting an Interview in Lavalier

This is the conversation itself — the moment everything so far has been setting up. With the interview scheduled and your questions ready, Lavalier records and transcribes as you talk, so you can stay present with the candidate instead of scrambling to take notes. Your prepared questions, a live transcript, and quick markers are all right there while you run it.

Starting Your Interview

You run interviews from the Lavalier app — head to Lavalier to get started.

1. Go to the Interview Calendar tab (your default view) and find your scheduled interview.
2. Click the interview to open the prep screen, then review the candidate's details and your prepared questions.
3. Click Start Interview. This opens your live interview workspace — your questions, notes, and the transcript.
   
   

What clicking Start Interview does:

• Virtual Meeting — Join your video call as you normally would and keep Lavalier open on the side. Its notetaker joins the call automatically to record and transcribe.
• Phone Call — Lavalier places the call to the candidate from your account's dedicated number.
• In-Person — Recording starts on your computer's microphone.

Important: Clicking Start Interview in Lavalier is what gives you your questions, notes, and live transcript — joining the video call on its own won't.

During the Interview

Once recording starts, you'll see several tools to help you stay organized:

• Questions Panel— Your prepared questions appear on the left
  • Mark questions as answered to track your progress
  • Add extra questions as needed during the conversation
• Notes Section— Take notes on the right side
  • Notes save automatically
  • Add markers to flag key moments — the thumbs-up (Positive moment), thumbs-down (Area of concern), and bookmark (Bookmark) buttons each link to that exact point in the transcript
• Recording Controls — A pulsing indicator shows recording is active, with elapsed time displayed
• Live Transcript — Updates in real time as the conversation progresses
• Write Feedback — Start writing feedback directly from the interview view (feedback tools become active after the interview ends)
  
  

If a Candidate Withdraws Consent Mid-Interview

For virtual or in-person interviews, recording stops automatically and a dialog confirms you can keep taking notes manually. Click OK, then End Interview when you're done.

For phone interviews, recording can only stop by ending the call. A dialog gives you two options:

• Candidate Consents to Recording — The candidate has re-opted in; the call and recording continue.
• End Call — Hang up. This is the only way to stop recording on a phone interview.
  
  

Ending the Interview

Click the red End Interview button when you're done. Lavalier processes the transcript in about a minute, then shows you an AI-generated summary with key takeaways.

From here, you can write your feedback or save and close the interview.

What's next?

While the conversation's still fresh, write your feedback — Lavalier can draft it from the transcript and your notes. Everything saves to the role automatically, so your team can pick up right where you left off.

Write structured feedback →

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