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The hiring team has invited you to a short screening interview as part of their process. You may have applied for a job through their website or ATS, or opened a link they shared in a job description or outreach message. Either way, the interview runs on Metaview, the platform their team uses for hiring. This page explains what the interview is, why you’ve been asked to do it, and what happens afterwards.

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What is this interview?

It’s a short, spoken conversation with an AI interviewer, done from your browser on your laptop or phone. You’ll hear its voice — there’s no video of an interviewer on screen, and it isn’t designed to look or pass as a person. The hiring team chose the questions, and they are the ones who review your answers. There’s nothing to schedule. You can start whenever suits you before the deadline the hiring team set.
  • If you were sent an invitation email with a personal link, that’s your way in.
  • If you opened an invite link that the hiring team shared somewhere else — a job description, outreach email, careers page — you’ll enter your name and email once, and your personal interview link is sent to that address straight away.
If the hiring team has made the interview available in more than one language, you choose which one you’d like to use before you start.

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Why am I being asked to do this?

Your application only says so much. This interview is your chance to tell the hiring team about yourself in your own words: your experience, what you’re good at, and what you’re looking for. It gives the team much more to go on than a resume alone, and every candidate gets the same opportunity to make their case. Because there’s no scheduling involved, you can do it at a time that works for you rather than waiting for a slot on someone’s calendar. Just make sure you complete it before the deadline if your invitation email mentions one.

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Is this replacing a human interviewer?

No. The AI interviewer only asks questions and listens. It doesn’t decide anything. Your answers go straight to the hiring team, real people, who review them and decide on next steps, just as they would after any interview.

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Who sees my answers?

The hiring team at the company you applied to. Your recording and transcript are shared with them, and they use it alongside the rest of your application. If your camera is on during the interview, the video is included in the recording shared with the hiring team. If your camera is off, they receive the audio recording and transcript only. To help the team review, Metaview also prepares a summary of your interview against criteria the hiring team chose. It’s based only on the transcript of what you said — nothing about your appearance or voice is analyzed — and the hiring team makes every decision themselves.

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What happens next?

Once you finish, the hiring team reviews your interview and will be in touch about next steps through their usual process. If the interview goes well, you’ll typically move forward in their hiring process; if not, they’ll let you know.

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How should I prepare?

A few tips:
  • Find a quiet spot where you can speak freely.
  • You’ll need a microphone. Some interviews require a camera, some leave it up to you, and some are audio-only — the welcome screen tells you which. If your camera is on, you can blur your background before you start, and the recording is blurred too.
  • Take your time. There’s no time limit on your answers, and you can pause to think.
  • Treat it like a real interview. The hiring team can watch or listen back to your recording, so bring the same care you would to any interview.
  • Talk naturally. You can interrupt the interviewer, ask it to repeat a question, or ask for clarification, just like you would with a person.
  • Share what feels relevant. The more context you give, the better picture the team has.
If you get disconnected or need to stop, you can reopen your link within 5 minutes and pick up where you left off. After that, your interview ends and what you’ve covered so far is shared with the hiring team.

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What setup do I need?

For the best experience:
  • Use an up-to-date browser. Chrome or Safari are recommended; Edge and Firefox are also supported.
  • Open your interview link directly in your browser, rather than inside an email app’s built-in browser.
  • Use a stable internet connection suitable for an audio or video call. If your interview won’t open or you’re having connection problems, turn off your VPN or ad blocker, or switch to another network, such as your phone on mobile data.
  • Use a laptop or desktop if you can. This is usually the easiest way to complete the interview, but phones are also fully supported.
Before your interview starts, we’ll guide you through a quick setup check for your microphone, camera if it’s needed, and internet connection. You’ll also hear a short sample so you can confirm you can hear the interviewer, and choose a different speaker if your browser supports it. You’ll have a chance to fix permissions, change devices or networks, and run the check again before starting the interview.

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What if I don’t want to do this?

If your invitation email includes an opt-out link, you can use it to decline. Otherwise, reply to the hiring team through the channel you’ve been using with them and discuss this directly with them.

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What happens to my data?

Metaview is designed to support compliance with data protection and AI hiring regulations. We act strictly as a service provider, processing your interview on behalf of the company you applied to — we don’t use your data for our own purposes, and it’s never used to train AI models. Depending on where you live, you may also have rights over your data, such as requesting access to it or asking for it to be deleted. For questions about your data, or to exercise these rights, contact the company you applied to through the channel you’ve been using with them.

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Something not working?

If you have trouble starting or completing your interview, contact candidate-support@metaview.ai and include the company and role you applied for. For questions about the role or the hiring process itself, contact the hiring team directly.