Skip to main content
A One-Way AI Interview asks every candidate the same fixed set of questions. Candidates answer with video, audio, or text at a time that suits them, and Equip’s AI grades each response. Each candidate submission costs 1 credit for up to 20 questions, or 2 credits for 21 to 40 questions ($1-$2, or ₹95-₹190 in India).

​
Building from Templates

One-way interviews are built from reusable templates. A template holds your questions, answer formats, and grading rules, so you can attach the same question set to multiple job openings without rebuilding it.
You need at least one one-way template before you can create an interview. If your team has none, Equip redirects you to the templates page with the message “You must create an AI Interview template before creating an AI Interview.”
1

Open the AI Interviews dashboard

In your Equip dashboard, go to AI Interviews and click Add AI Interview. You are offered two choices: Conversational Interview and One-Way Interview. Pick One-Way Interview.
2

Select a template

On the Create AI Interview page, choose one of your one-way templates from the Select Template dropdown.
3

Attach a job opening

Under Job Opening, either pick Use existing job opening and select it from the dropdown, or choose Create new job opening and enter a Job Opening Title (for example, “Senior Software Engineer”).
4

Create the interview

Click Create Interview. Equip creates the interview and takes you straight to its Settings page, where you can configure instructions, timing, and proctoring before inviting candidates.
Templates can be cloned, so the fastest way to spin up a variant for a new role is to clone an existing template and edit only the questions that differ. A template linked to a live interview cannot be deleted.

​
Question Setup

Questions live in the template editor. Give the template a title (up to 50 characters), then add questions with Add Question. Each interview supports up to 40 questions, needs at least 1, and questions can be reordered with the move up and down controls. If you already have questions written elsewhere, you can import questions from Excel instead of typing them one by one. The editor also has Preview and Settings buttons so you can check the candidate view as you build. For each question, choose an Answer Format: Text, Audio, or Video (Text is the default). The format determines which response controls apply: Beyond the basics, each question also offers:
  • Evaluation Prompt: optional factors the AI must weigh when grading the answer, up to 100 words. Leave it blank to use the AI’s default judgment.
  • Restrict media playback count: limits how many times candidates can replay the question’s media (default 5).
  • Auto-start recording: begins recording automatically, with an optional start delay in seconds.
  • Response languages: the languages candidates may answer in. English is the default.
You cannot add more than 40 questions to an AI Interview, and the last remaining question cannot be deleted. Plan your question list before building it out.

​
Configure Interview Settings

After creation, the interview’s settings page controls what candidates see and when they can start: See Interview Settings for the full breakdown of every option, including all proctoring toggles.

​
Candidate Responses

Candidates see all questions at once and can answer them in any order, but the interview happens in a single session. They respond in whichever format each question requires: typed text, recorded audio, or recorded video. Because the questions are fixed and grading is automatic, one-way interviews scale well for high-volume screening, typically when you have 30 or more candidates to evaluate for a role. Once a candidate submits, the AI grades every answer against the question’s points and your evaluation prompt. The results appear in the candidate’s report with per-question answers and AI grades.
Credits are deducted per candidate submission. If an invited candidate never starts the interview, you can reclaim the credits.