Interview Signal
Desktop interview copilot for recruiters: live question guide, quote-checked scorecards and a client submittal, with no bot in the call.
From $9/hour Free tier
Bottom line
Interview copilot for agency recruiters and hiring managers who want the scorecard and client submittal written by the end of the call, without a meeting bot. It starts with 20 free minutes, then hour packs from $9, Solo at $49/mo, or Team at $59/seat/mo with a three-seat minimum.
Stands out for: Nothing joins the meeting: it listens through the recruiter's own computer audio, so it also works on softphones, dial-ins and a mobile on speaker, which meeting-bot note takers cannot record. Transcripts, notes and candidate names stay on the recruiter's machine, and every score must carry a quote found word for word in the transcript.
Watch out for: There is no native ATS push yet; notes come out as copy shaped for Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever and JobAdder, a Word file or a CSV row. Because it records locally with no visible participant, the recruiter has to read the built-in consent notice, which matters in two-party consent states.
Overview
Interview Signal is a desktop app for recruiters and hiring managers that sits beside the call they already make on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, a softphone or a mobile on speaker. It listens through the computer's own microphone and audio output, so no bot or participant appears in the meeting.
Before the call, a recruiter pastes a job description and gets 8 to 14 questions and a scorecard, with what a strong answer contains written next to each question. The kit takes about 30 seconds to generate and is saved for the whole team, so every recruiter runs the same interview.
During the call, questions tick off as they are covered, must-asks such as pay, notice period and work authorisation stay pinned, and three follow-ups appear after substantial answers. The scorecard fills as the candidate talks, and each score carries a quote checked against the transcript; anything the app cannot find is deleted and flagged to probe.
When the call ends, a client submittal is ready in the agency's template, with starting formats for executive one-pagers, technical, sales, executive search and contract roles. It exports as a Word document or CSV row, or as copy shaped for Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever and JobAdder. Team plans add a weekly coaching report per recruiter.
Transcripts, notes, evidence quotes, candidate names and submittals are written to the recruiter's own computer and never uploaded; only counts and durations reach the vendor. Pricing is 20 free minutes, hour packs from $9, Solo at $49/mo and Team at $59/seat/mo.
Who it's for
Best for
- Agency recruiters running many phone screens
- Teams wanting every recruiter on the same scorecard
- Recruiters who write client submittals after each call
Not ideal for
- Teams that need notes pushed into the ATS automatically
- Buyers wanting call recordings stored centrally
- Companies needing a single-seat team plan
Key features
Live guide. Paste a job description and get 8 to 14 questions plus a scorecard; questions tick off as they are covered and must-asks stay pinned until answered.
Follow-ups. After a substantial answer, three follow-up questions appear, built from what the candidate just said.
Evidence scorecards. Every score carries the candidate's own quote, checked word for word against the transcript; anything not found is deleted and flagged to probe.
Submittals. A client submittal in your template is ready when the call ends, exported as Word, a CSV row or copy shaped for Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever and JobAdder.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Generates 8 to 14 interview questions and a scorecard from a pasted job description | All plans |
| Suggests three follow-up questions built from the candidate's last answer | All plans |
| Fills the scorecard with quotes checked word for word against the transcript | All plans |
| Writes the client submittal in your agency's template during the call | All plans |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 20 minutes of live transcription in total, no card |
| Pay as you go | $9/hour | 1, 5 or 15 hours for $9, $29 or $69, never expire |
| Solo | $49/mo | $468/yr, one interviewer, unlimited interviews |
| Team | $59/seat/mo | $49/seat/mo billed yearly, minimum 3 seats |
Every account starts with 20 free minutes of live transcription in total, with no card. Pay as you go hour packs are $9 for 1 hour, $29 for 5 hours or $69 for 15 hours, bought once and never expiring. Solo is $49/mo or $468 a year for one interviewer with unlimited interviews. Team is $59/seat/mo, or $49/seat/mo billed yearly at $588 per seat, with a three-seat minimum and shared roles, admins, panels and a weekly coaching report. Solo and Team carry a 30-day refund guarantee after twenty interviews. There is a free plan instead of a trial. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 27 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
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Is Interview Signal expensive?
Interview Signal starts at $9/hour. We list 29 AI note takers tools in total. 12 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $19 a month.
- 9 quote-based
- 12 free tier
- 17 public price
Worked out automatically from every AI note takers listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- No bot joins the call, and phone screens work
- Scores backed by quotes verified in the transcript
- 20 free minutes, then hour packs that never expire
Cons
- No native ATS push yet
- Team plan needs at least three seats
- Recruiter must handle consent notices
Integrations
Zoom Microsoft Teams Google Meet Bullhorn Greenhouse Lever JobAdder
How Interview Signal compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview Signal (this tool) | ✓ | $9/hour | – | – | |
| | ✓ | $79 | – | – | Compare |
| | ✓ | $60/user/mo | ✓ | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
$79 Free tier
HireScribe also keeps interview notes on the laptop with no bot in the call, while Interview Signal adds a live question guide, follow-ups and a written client submittal.
$60/user/mo Free tier MCP
Metaview joins meetings to take AI notes and syncs to the ATS, while Interview Signal captures local audio so it also works on phone screens, with no ATS push yet.
Sales-quoted MCP API
BrightHire records interviews centrally for enterprise hiring teams, while Interview Signal keeps transcripts on the recruiter's computer and publishes self-serve prices.
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