Interviews on DreamApply Knowledge Base

Interview basics

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To assess applicants beyond their applications, you can use video interviews. Interviews can be helpful if you want to:

Evaluate communication skills
Assess problem-solving abilities
Review task performance without use of AI or chatbots
Determine overall applicant suitability

In DreamApply, interviews are governed by scenarios. A scenario defines:

The list of questions an applicant must answer
The number of attempts allowed
Deadline, reminders and other related settings

When an applicant is invited to an interview, DreamApply automatically links their application to the interview and sends a message with a link to the interview to the applicant. The applicant can access the interview through the link, complete and submit responses within the defined deadlines.

Set up interview scenarios

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Before inviting applicants to interviews, you need to set up interview scenarios. A scenario is a guided flow presented to applicants in a step-by-step wizard format. Scenarios allow you to create a structured assessment process: before moving to the next step, an applicant must complete the previous one.

Before you begin

To create interview scenarios, your account must have the Superuser role or the interviews-scenarios permission.

Create interview scenarios

To create an interview scenario:

Invite to an interview

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DreamApply offers several ways to invite applicants to interviews:

Through automatic rules: You can create a rule that will automatically invite applicants matching a specific criteria
Using bulk invitations: You can select several applicants and send invitations in a batch
Using individual invitations: You can invite specific applicants as needed

Before you begin

To set up automatic rules, your account must have the Superuser role or the rules permissions.
To invite applicants in bulk or individually, your account must have the Superuser, Admissions administrator, Academic supervisor or Academic consultant role or the applications-view permissions.

Invite applicants using rules

You can set up DreamApply to automatically invite applicants that match specific criteria. For example, you may want to automatically invite international applicants who require additional screening or applicants who have successfully submitted their documents using tasks.

Watch interviews

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All interview sessions recorded and submitted by applicants are securely stored in the DreamApply system. You can access these recordings at any time for review.

Before you begin

To watch and manage interviews, your account must have the Superuser or Admissions administrator role or the interviews permission.
To subscribe to journal events, your account must have the Superuser or Admissions administrator role or the journal-view and journal-edit permissions.

Review and manage recordings

To review submitted recordings: