Interviewing candidates
Prepare with the resume and AI suggested questions, take notes against your feedback form, and submit your scorecard.
Overview
Section titled “Overview”The interview page is where an interviewer prepares for a candidate, takes notes against the interview’s questions, and submits their feedback. Open it by clicking Add feedback on the candidate’s profile. It shows the candidate’s details, their resume, and the feedback form assigned to the interview stage. To set up the form, see Interview feedback forms.
Prepare for the interview
Section titled “Prepare for the interview”- Candidate details: The header shows who you’re interviewing. Click the arrow to show or hide more of their details.
- Resume: Click the resume button to open the candidate’s resume beside the form. The button is turned off if the candidate has no resume.
- AI suggested questions: Click View AI suggested questions to see questions based on the candidate’s background. Each one shows Why ask? to explain the reason. Select the questions you want and add them to your interview rubric.
During the interview
Section titled “During the interview”Keep the form open and answer each question as you go.
To record and transcribe the interview, turn on AI Notetaker for it. It joins the call, records it, and adds AI notes under yours. See Dover AI Notetaker.
After the interview
Section titled “After the interview”Fill in your feedback
Section titled “Fill in your feedback”You can complete the form yourself, or let AI do it from your notes or the call transcript.
- Click AI feedback forms (or View notes if you already added some).
- Paste in your notes, or insert the interview transcript into the notes field. You can edit it before you submit.
- Submit the AI form, and Dover fills in each question.
Submitting overwrites any responses you already entered, so review the answers afterward.
Give a rating and submit
Section titled “Give a rating and submit”- Choose an Overall Rating on the scale set for the form.
- Review your answers, and click Submit feedback.
You can download your feedback as a PDF with Download. To remove a feedback form and score, use Delete feedback form. Only members whose company permission set has every Admin permission, such as the built-in Admin set, can delete submitted feedback, and it can’t be undone.
Frequently asked questions
Section titled “Frequently asked questions”Where do I find the interview page?
Section titled “Where do I find the interview page?”Click Add feedback on the candidate’s profile. The View in Dover link in the calendar invite opens the profile.
Can I fill in my feedback after the interview?
Section titled “Can I fill in my feedback after the interview?”Yes. Open the interview page from the candidate’s profile after the call and submit your feedback then.
Who can submit feedback?
Section titled “Who can submit feedback?”Members who have the Submit feedback job permission for the job. Both Job Admin and Job Basic include it. Without it, Add feedback is turned off on the candidate’s profile. See Permissions.
Who can review feedback?
Section titled “Who can review feedback?”Members who have the View all feedback job permission, which is part of Job Admin. Adding someone to a job’s hiring team gives them Job Admin, so the Hiring Manager and Recruiter can review feedback along with company Admins.
Can I edit feedback after I submit it?
Section titled “Can I edit feedback after I submit it?”Yes, if you submitted it. Otherwise, only members whose company permission set includes every permission in the built-in Admin set (Owner, Manage members, View members, Billing, Integrations, Create jobs, View all jobs, Reporting & analytics, and Data export) can edit it. See Interview feedback forms.
Can I add my own questions?
Section titled “Can I add my own questions?”Questions come from the feedback form assigned to the stage. You can add AI suggested questions to your rubric for an interview.
