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Create and publish your first one-way video interview

Launch a job posting with AI-generated screening questions in under five minutes. Candidates record video responses that you review at your convenience.

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In this article:

  • Set up interview job details and description

  • Configure screening questions

  • Activate and share your interview

Before you start

You'll need:

  • A draft job description or key responsibilities listed

  • Admin or hiring manager access to Truffle

Step 1: Set up position details

Enter your position title in the Position title field. Be specific. Use titles like "Sales Account Executive" or "Senior Backend Engineer" instead of generic terms.
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Add your position description

Paste or write your job description in the text editor. Include responsibilities, required skills, and team culture.

Add optional details

Click Add optional details (department, location) to expand additional fields. Fill in:

  • Department: Select the relevant department.

  • Employment type: Choose full-time, part-time, contract, etc.

  • Work arrangement: Select remote, hybrid, or on-site.

  • City, region: Enter the job location.

These details help Truffle generate better interview questions and improve candidate matching.
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Click Next to continue.


Step 2: Add interview questions

Choose how you want to build your interview questions.


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Browse catalog questions

Select Browse catalog questions to choose from proven questions organized by category. Truffle's question library includes behavioral, technical, and role-specific questions.
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Write custom questions

Select Write custom questions to create questions tailored to your specific position. You can mix both approaches while building your interview.


Review generated questions

Truffle generates interview questions based on your job description. You'll see five questions to start.
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To customize:

  • Click the menu icon (three dots) on any question to edit, add video, replace, or remove it.

  • Click + Add a question to add more questions.

Recommendation: Add 4-6 questions for best results. This improves candidate insight and matching accuracy without impacting completion rates.
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Configure response settings

In the Response configuration section, set how candidates will respond.
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Choose your Response Format:

  • Video responses (recommended): Allows visual communication assessment.

  • Audio only: Focused responses that are easier for candidates.

Set your Response Settings:

Click Next: Review and activate to continue.

Step 3: Review and activate

Review all interview settings before publishing. You can edit anything later if needed.

Review your setup

Expand Interview Setup to verify position details, and expand Interview Questions to confirm your questions and response settings.

Enhance your interview (optional)

Truffle offers three optional enhancements to improve your interview:

1. Personalize Truffle's AI for your position

Answer two quick questions to improve match accuracy by 25%. Takes about 5 minutes.

  • Question 1: What does success look like in the first 6 to 12 months? Include expected results, milestones, or impact. (50-500 characters)

  • Question 2: (visible after clicking "Add") What traits or qualities help someone thrive on your team?

Click Add to complete this section.

Learn more about personalizing Truffle's AI matching engine for your position

2. Add qualification checks

Collect must-have information before the video interview, like certifications, work authorization, or years of experience. This speeds up your review process.

Choose:

  • Generate with AI: Truffle suggests qualification checks based on your job details.

  • Create your own: Write custom qualification questions.

Click Add if you want to include this step.

Learn more about qualification questions

3. Customize brand experience

Add your company branding to create a personalized candidate experience.


You can customize:

  • Welcome message: Record a video or add text shown at the start of the interview.

  • Logo and colors: Upload your company logo (PNG, JPG, or SVG, recommended 300 × 100px with transparent background). Set your primary brand color.

  • Completion message and redirect: Choose what happens after candidates finish the interview. Add a redirect URL if you want to send them to your website.

Click Save and close when finished.

Learn more about customizing your brand experience here.

Step 4: Preview and activate

Click Preview interview to see exactly how candidates will experience your interview.

When you're ready to publish, click Activate interview.


​Note: This is only accessible to you until you publicly share it using the methods outlined below.

Share with candidates

After activating, a success modal appears with your shareable link.

1. Share your application link

Copy the interview link from the Share application link section. Post this link on:

  • Job boards like Indeed or LinkedIn.

  • Your company careers page.

  • Social media.

  • Email campaigns.

2. Invite specific candidates

Click Invite specific candidates to send personalized invitations to people you already have in mind.
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You'll receive notifications when candidates complete the interview.

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