Review a Candidate Interview

This is where it all comes together. When a candidate finishes their video interview, you can watch their responses, read AI-generated summaries, check their details, and decide what happens next.

Most reviews take just a few minutes per candidate.

Find your candidates

Start from the Interviews tab in the top navigation.

1. Click the interview you want to review. This opens the Interview Detail page.
2. Look at the Completed tab to see candidates who have finished recording.
3. Click any candidate row to open their full interview.

Each row shows the candidate's name, star rating (if rated), current status, and the date they completed their interview.

The Candidate Viewer

When you open a candidate, you land on the Candidate Viewer. This is your single view for everything about that person.

Here is what you will see:

Video player (left side) The candidate's recorded responses. Below the video, you can navigate between questions using the numbered list. Click any question to jump to that response.

Candidate details (right side) The candidate's name, the interview they applied to, and their contact information. You will also see their current status (like In Review, Favorite, Hired, or Disqualified) and whether the interview has been viewed.

Three tabs below the candidate details:

• Info shows the candidate's name, application date, invite source, phone, email, and ATS connection (if applicable).
• Comments is where your team can leave notes and discuss the candidate.
• Ratings is where you and your team rate the candidate using a star scale.

Watch and navigate responses

Each interview contains one or more questions. The question list appears below the video player, showing the question number and text.

1. Press play to watch the candidate's response to the current question.
2. Click the next question in the list to move forward.
3. Repeat until you have watched what you need.

You do not have to watch every response to take action. If the first answer tells you what you need to know, you can move on.

Use AI Summaries to review faster

Below the question list, you will see a Summarize button. Click it to generate an AI-powered summary of the candidate's responses.

This is helpful when you are reviewing a high volume of candidates and want to quickly understand the key points before watching the video.

Update a candidate's status

The candidate's current status appears in the Info tab on the right side (labels like In Review, Favorite, Hired, or Disqualified).

To change a candidate's status:

1. Click the Actions dropdown near the top right of the page.
2. Select the new status.

Available statuses:

• New is the default for new completed interviews.
• In Review automatically is applied after the candidate's interview has been viewed once.
• Favorite flags strong candidates for follow-up.
• Hired marks a candidate as hired.
• Disqualified removes the candidate from active review.

You can change a candidate's status as many times as you need.

Mark as Viewed or Unviewed

When you open a candidate's interview for the first time, it is automatically marked as Viewed. You will see this label in the Info tab.

If you need to reset it (for example, so a teammate knows they still need to watch it):

1. Click Actions.
2. Select Mark Unviewed.

You can toggle this back and forth as needed.

Download a candidate's interview

If you need to save a candidate's video responses locally, you can download them from the Candidate Viewer.

1. Click the Actions dropdown.
2. Select Download.

The video file will download to your computer.

What's next

• Collaborate on Candidates to leave comments and align with your team.
• Rate and Evaluate Candidates to use star ratings and structured feedback.
• Share Candidate Interviews with Showcase Links to share interviews with stakeholders outside of Wedge.