Getting Started for Hiring Managers

Welcome to Lavalier! Your recruiting team has invited you to participate in the hiring process. This guide will walk you through how to conduct interviews, review candidates, and make informed hiring decisions—all in just a few steps.

Step 1: Access Your Interviews

Your recruiting team will schedule interviews and add you as the interviewer. You'll find these interviews in your Hiring Feed on the homepage. Click any interview to open it and review the candidate's details and prepared questions.

You can also schedule your own interviews directly from any role page by clicking the Interview button and choosing your interview type (Virtual, Phone, or In-Person). Learn more about scheduling interviews.

Step 2: Conduct Your Interview

When it's time to interview, click Start Interview from the Hiring Feed. Lavalier records and transcribes everything automatically so you can focus on the conversation.

What you'll see during the interview:

• Questions Panel — Your prepared questions appear on the left. Lavalier marks questions as answered as you ask them.
• Notes Section — Take notes on the right side with automatic saving. Add thumbs up or thumbs down markers to highlight key moments.
• Live Transcript — The conversation updates in real time as you talk.

When you're done, click the red End Interview button. Lavalier processes the transcript in about a minute and generates an AI-powered summary. Learn more about conducting interviews.

Step 3: Review Interview Results

After your interview ends, you'll see a comprehensive analysis that includes:

• Top Strengths — What the candidate excelled at during the interview
• Observed Work Style — Patterns in how the candidate approaches work
• Possible Gaps — Areas where the candidate may need development
• Key Takeaways — Quick insights to help you make your decision

You can click View in Transcript to jump to specific moments that support these insights. The full transcript is always available for reference.

Step 4: Provide Your Feedback

Click the Write Feedback button in the top-right corner to share your evaluation with your team.

1. Choose your recommendation — Select from your company's hiring ratings (like "Strong Hire," "Hire," or "No Hire")
2. Generate or write feedback — Click Generate Feedback to let Lavalier write comprehensive feedback based on the transcript and your notes, or write your own from scratch
3. Refine if needed — Use Tweak Feedback to improve the AI-generated content with specific instructions

Your feedback saves automatically for you to review and edit as needed. Learn more about writing feedback.

Step 5: Compare Candidates

When you're ready to make a decision, use Candidate Compare to analyze multiple candidates side-by-side. From any role page, click Actions → Compare Candidates.

Ask questions in plain language like:

• "Who has experience managing budgets over $500K?"
• "Which candidates showed strong problem-solving skills?"
• "Who described a time they failed and what they learned?"

Lavalier responds with direct links to transcript quotes, so you can verify what each candidate actually said. Simply select which candidates to include from the left panel and start asking questions.

Note: Lavalier provides insights based on interview data, but won't make the hiring decision for you—that's your call.

Learn more about Candidate Compare.

What's Next?

Once you've completed your first interview, you can:

• Write structured feedback — Quickly capture your rating and evaluation
• Compare candidates — Ask questions across multiple interviews to identify the best fit
• Schedule more interviews — Continue building your pipeline
  
  

Have questions? Contact our support team or explore our knowledge base for detailed guides on every feature.