BrightHire is not an interviewer: it records interviews run by people and writes AI notes and highlights for the hiring team. Candidates meet it as a notice in the invite, an automated announcement on phone calls or a BrightHire Notetaker participant on Google Meet or Teams, and BrightHire says opting out has no impact on your candidacy. This page explains what BrightHire is, what you will see, what it records, the rules and practicalities, and how to prepare. We researched BrightHire's own candidate pages and independent reports in November 2026; employers configure these tools differently, so your invitation has the final word.
What BrightHire is
Zoom invested in BrightHire in 2021, announced it was acquiring the company in November 2025 and completed the deal in December 2025, according to Zoom's annual report; BrightHire continues as its own brand and still works outside Zoom. Hiring teams use it so interviewers can focus on the conversation and share clips with colleagues. BrightHire also sells a separate screening product, BrightHire Screen.
Who uses it: Canva, Duolingo, HubSpot, Zapier and Angi, among companies BrightHire names.
What you will see
| What to expect | |
|---|---|
| Before the interview | An automatic email the day before your first interview with an opt-out link; the calendar invite may also mention recording |
| Phone interviews | An automated announcement at the start of the call |
| Google Meet and Teams | A participant called BrightHire Notetaker with a Recording label, which posts a recording notice in the chat |
| Zoom | Depends on the company's Zoom settings, which can ask you for consent |
| By region | Opt-in consent flows where local rules require them, according to BrightHire |
What it records and how the AI is used
- The conversation is recorded, and BrightHire's AI writes notes and highlights for the hiring team.
- BrightHire says it does not use AI to judge your qualifications; the interviewers do.
- BrightHire says recordings are not used to train its models and customer data does not train outside models, and it reports an annual bias audit.
- The employer controls who can see recordings and how long they are kept.
Rules and practicalities
- You can opt out with the link in the email or invite, or by asking at the start of the call; interviewers can stop the recording.
- BrightHire says opting out has no impact on your candidacy.
- Retention is set by the employer and can be automated; you can ask the recruiter to delete your recording.
- BrightHire lists SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and CCPA compliance.
- If you opt out, expect the interviewer to take notes by hand, which can slow the conversation.
How to prepare
- Read the day-before email and decide whether you are comfortable being recorded before the call starts.
- Prepare as for any interview with people: three or four stories with results, plus questions for the interviewer.
- Rehearse your answers aloud so they are short enough to quote; highlights favor clear, complete sentences.
- On Meet or Teams, do not be thrown by the notetaker participant; greet the people, not the bot.
- If you want your recording deleted after the process, ask the recruiter in writing.
Interviewing well when the call is recorded
- Answer as you would in any interview with people; the recording does not change what a good answer is.
- Make each answer self-contained, because colleagues who were not on the call may read the transcript or watch a highlight later.
- Say numbers and outcomes clearly; they are what notes and highlights pick up.
- If a question is ambiguous, ask a short clarifying question out loud so the context is in the record.
For a free practice routine, see how to practice for an AI interview for free. Other platforms work differently, so compare other AI scheduling and notes tools, the rules on recording both sides of a phone interview and the HireVue AI interview.
Your rights and what happens next
After a BrightHire-recorded interview, the hiring team reviews its notes, highlights and, if needed, the recording, then decides as it would for any interview. If you hear nothing in a week or two, a short, polite follow-up to the recruiter is reasonable.
Recording consent rules vary: several US states, including California, require everyone on a call to agree to recording, and in the EU and UK data-protection law gives you the right to ask what is held about you and to request deletion. That is why BrightHire announces itself and offers an opt-out. You can ask the employer how long the recording is kept and who can watch it.
Where CoPilot Interview fits
A BrightHire-recorded interview is a live conversation with people, so there is no AI interviewer to rehearse against; the useful preparation is saying your answers out loud until they are clear and short. CoPilot Interview is an AI interview assistant; its free AI mock interview builds questions from your résumé and the job description, reads them aloud and scores each spoken answer out of ten. The free plan gives 15 minutes a day of live help in sessions of up to 15 minutes, with AI mock interviews included. In a live interview with people, the employer's policy decides whether any assistance is acceptable, and a recording makes anything read from a screen easy to review later, so follow your employer's rules and ask the recruiter if nothing has been said.
Disclosure: CoPilot Interview is our product, so weigh what we say about it accordingly.
Frequently asked questions
Does BrightHire score me?
No. BrightHire records interviews run by people and writes notes; it says it does not use AI to judge your qualifications.
Can I opt out of BrightHire recording?
Yes, with the link in the email or invite or by asking the interviewer. BrightHire says it has no impact on your candidacy.
Who sees my BrightHire recording?
People at the employer, who control access permissions. BrightHire says recordings do not train its models.
How long is my BrightHire recording kept?
The employer sets retention, and you can ask the recruiter to delete your recording.
Can I use an AI assistant in an interview BrightHire records?
BrightHire only records a conversation with people; whether any live help is acceptable is the employer's decision, and the transcript can be reviewed later. Practice beforehand instead, and follow your employer's rules.
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