Definition
Interview transcript — An interview transcript is a written record of what was said during an interview. It can be produced by a human taking detailed notes, though that approach captures a summary more than a word-for-word record, or by automated speech-to-text technology, which can capture the full exchange as it happened, including exact phrasing and filler words. A transcript matters most once the interview itself is over, since it's the artifact a reviewer, a hiring manager, or an automated scoring system can go back to when a recording alone would take too long to review again. In an AI interview specifically, an accurate transcript is also what the scoring itself depends on, since a score and its written reasoning need to be traceable back to what a candidate actually said, not a general impression of how the conversation went.
Transcripts serve two separate purposes: giving anyone reviewing a candidate later a precise, searchable record instead of relying on a recording or a recruiter's notes, and providing the raw material that automated interview scoring works from.
Where transcription is generated automatically and in real time, it also enables features that couldn't exist otherwise, like an AI system answering a specific question about how a candidate responded to something, grounded in the actual words used rather than a summary.
The Intervieux angle
Intervieux transcribes every AI interview in real time, and that transcript is what grounds both the interview scoring and Intervieux's ask-your-report feature, which lets a candidate ask natural-language questions about their own completed interview and get an answer tied to what was actually said.
Frequently asked questions
Is an interview transcript the same as an interview summary?
No. A transcript aims to capture what was actually said, ideally word for word. A summary condenses and interprets the conversation, which loses detail a full transcript preserves.
How is an interview transcript generated automatically?
Through speech-to-text technology, which converts spoken audio into written text either in real time as the conversation happens or afterward from a recording.
Can a candidate see their own interview transcript?
It depends on the platform. Some systems give candidates access to their own transcript and scoring afterward; others keep the transcript internal to the employer's review process.
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