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title: "Conduct One-Way Interviews"
url: "https://knowledge-base.discovered.ai/en/article/conduct-one-way-interviews"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-10-02T20:01:48.983Z"
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# Conduct One-Way Interviews

Assign candidates a recorded interview to complete on their own time.

### **Overview**

One-way interviews allow candidates to respond to pre-set interview questions by recording their answers, giving your team the ability to review responses at any time. With Discovered, you can automate one-way interviews by attaching them to a specific **status** in your pipeline. When candidates move into that status, the interview task is automatically assigned—saving your team time and providing a structured way to evaluate candidates consistently.

## **How to Conduct One-Way Interviews:**

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### **1\. Open a Status in the Processing Tab**

Go to your job posting, navigate to the **Processing tab**, and click on the status where you’d like to add the one-way interview.

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### **2\. Set Up the Interview**

Select **Set Up One-Way Interview** from the list of automations. From here, you can:

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-   **Choose an existing one-way interview** already created for the job.

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-   **Create a new one** using templates or Kingsley to generate questions.

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### **3\. Review and Customize Questions**

Preview the selected interview, reorder or edit questions, and add new ones if needed.

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### **4\. Notify Candidates (Optional)**

Add a message to the status so candidates receive instructions and a link to complete the interview. Without a message, the interview will still be assigned, but candidates will not be automatically informed.

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### **5\. Assign the Status to Candidates**

Once the automation is in place, moving a candidate into the status will automatically assign the one-way interview to their profile.

## **Why This Matters:**

One-way interviews streamline the evaluation process by letting candidates respond on their own schedule while giving your hiring team flexibility to review responses at any time. This ensures:

-   **Consistent candidate evaluation** with structured, repeatable questions.
-   **Time savings** by reducing scheduling conflicts.
-   **Fairer comparisons** since every candidate answers the same set of questions.

## **Use Cases:**

-   **Recruiters:** Quickly screen large volumes of applicants with standardized questions.
-   **Hiring Managers:** Compare candidate responses side by side before live interviews.
-   **Agencies:** Provide clients with recorded candidate responses for easier decision-making.
-   **Small Teams:** Save time by avoiding the need to schedule every initial interview.

## **Best Practices:**

-   Always include a **message notification** with the interview link to ensure candidates know about the task.
-   Use **Kingsley** or templates to generate strong, role-specific interview questions.
-   Keep interviews concise—focus on **5–10 key questions** for better candidate experience.
-   Set clear **deadlines** to ensure timely completion.
-   Regularly review and update your one-way interview library for relevance.

## **What Happens Next:**

Once the automation is set up:

-   Candidates moved into the one-way interview status will automatically receive the assigned interview.
-   If a message is included, they’ll be notified with the interview link and instructions.
-   Completed interviews appear in the candidate’s profile under the **Interview tab**, where your team can review responses.
-   Interview results can be used to make structured comparisons before progressing candidates to the next stage.

With one-way interviews in Processing, you can ensure a **structured, efficient, and candidate-friendly** early-stage screening process.