Hirekal is video interview software for the recorded first round. Recruiting teams write the questions once, send one link, and collect the same video answers from every candidate. Candidates open the link in a browser, check their camera and microphone, record, review, and submit. They do not create an account, and there is nothing to install. Recruiters watch the responses, read the transcript, and leave notes before they book the next conversation.
Key features:
- One way video interviews: Create an interview, add the questions, and send a shareable link. Candidates record each answer when they are available, so the first round does not need a shared calendar or a live call for every applicant.
- Candidate experience: Candidates open the link in a browser. They check the camera and microphone, record, review the take, and submit. The first round fits around their day instead of a booked slot.
- Interview workflow: The path is the same each time: create the interview, add questions, invite candidates, collect recordings, review them, and shortlist candidate.
- Collaborative review: Recruiters and hiring managers watch the same responses in one console. They can review question by question, leave notes, and record ratings before anyone spends a live interview.
- Transcripts: Hirekal can transcribe each video response. The text appears next to the recording once processing is complete, so a reviewer can scan what the candidate said without replaying the full video every time.
- Speech scores: After transcription, the spoken audio can be scored for communication, speech clarity, and fluency. Those scores sit next to the video. They help the team scan a response. They do not choose the candidate. The team still decides who moves forward.
- Branding: Set the primary color, secondary color, and font candidates see when they open an interview. A live preview shows the apply page before the theme is saved. Workspace admins and owners can save it or reset apply pages to the Hirekal defaults.
- Custom domain: Add a hostname you already own, point it at Hirekal, and verify it. Job apply links then use that domain instead of a Hirekal URL.
- Webhooks: Configure a webhook on the interview. Hirekal sends a POST to your URL when a candidate submits, or when their stage changes. You choose which events to send. Deliveries are logged, requests can be signed with a secret, and a failed send can be retried.
Who it is for:
Recruiting teams, recruitment agencies, hiring managers, BPO and call centre teams, remote staffing agencies, and teams hiring sales appointment setters. Hirekal is the first round screen inside a recruitment process.
Primary value:
Hirekal takes the scheduling loop out of the first round. Every candidate answers the same questions, on their own time, and the team reviews the recordings before offering live interview time. The result is a comparable first screen, not a different conversation with every applicant.
