Questions to Ask at the End of an AI Interview

The best questions to ask at the end of an AI interview are short and specific: what the next steps are, which skills matter most for the role, and how success is measured. Whether you get to ask at all depends on the format. Some AI interviewers are set up by the employer to answer candidate questions, chat screeners often handle basic questions about the job, and one-way recorded video interviews usually give you no chance to ask anything. Ask one or two when the AI offers, and save questions about the team and the manager for a person.

Ask your own questions and give your own answers. Take the assessment yourself and follow the employer's rules — use CoPilot Interview to practice beforehand.

Do AI interviewers take questions? It depends on the format

Some vendors send certain questions elsewhere. Alex's candidate FAQ, for example, tells candidates with questions about next steps to contact their primary contact at the employer (as of October 2026). If you're not sure what your format allows, check your invitation email. Our explainer on what an AI interviewer is covers the main formats.

12 questions to ask at the end of an AI interview

An AI interviewer can typically answer only what the employer has set it up to answer, such as details from the job description or a description of the culture. Questions about the role, the process and the company work better than questions about one person. All twelve below are examples we wrote; tailor them to the posting.

About the next steps

• "What are the next steps after this interview, and who reviews it?"
• "When should I expect to hear back?"
• "Will the next round be with the hiring manager or the team?"

About the role

• "What would success look like in the first 90 days?"
• "Which of the skills in the job description matters most for this team right now?"
• "What tools or systems would I use day to day?"

About the team and company

• "How is the team organized, and who would I work with most?"
• "How do new hires get trained in their first few weeks?"
• "Is the role remote, hybrid or on site, and how flexible is that?"

About the process

• "Is there a posted pay range for this role?"
• "If I need an accommodation for the next round, who should I contact?"
• "Will I get to speak with someone on the team before a final decision?"

Your questions are part of the record

In many AI interviews, everything you say is recorded. Alex, for example, says it records the interview and shares the recording and transcript with the hiring team, so human reviewers can make the hiring decision. Your questions do two jobs: they get you information, and they show the reviewer what you care about.

• Ask about the work, not only the perks. A question about success in the first 90 days reads better in a transcript than one about vacation days.
• Don't ask what the posting already answers. It suggests you didn't read it.
• Keep each question to one sentence. Long, layered questions are harder for an AI to answer well and harder for a reviewer to skim.
• Tie one question to something from the interview. For example: "You mentioned the team is moving to a new CRM. What's the timeline for that?"

Example: closing an AI interview, before and after

AI: "That's the end of my questions. Do you have any questions for me?"

Before (example): "Um, no, I think I'm good. Did I do okay?"

The transcript ends with no curiosity about the role and a question the AI usually can't answer. Alex's FAQ, for example, says it is unable to give feedback to candidates directly.

After (example): "Yes, two quick ones. First, which of the skills in the job description matters most for this team right now? And second, what are the next steps after this interview?"

Then close in one line: "Thanks, that's helpful. I'm excited about the role." Short, specific and easy for a reviewer to read.

Questions to skip in an AI interview

• "How did I do?" The AI usually can't tell you, and asking for a score reads as anxious.
• Salary negotiation. Asking whether there's a posted range is fine; negotiating comes later, with a person. See how to handle salary expectations in an AI interview.
• Questions about one person's style. "What's the manager like?" is better asked of the manager or the recruiter.
• Questions about the employer's AI rules. Ask the recruiter before the interview, not the AI during it. Our guides cover asking about an employer's AI interview policy and asking for a human interviewer instead.

For questions that land badly with human interviewers too, see our list of questions not to ask in an interview.

Where else to ask: the recruiter follow-up

If the AI doesn't take questions, or you have more, email your recruiter or contact person after the interview. Keep it short. Here's an example we wrote:

Subject: Thank you, and two questions about the [Role] position

Hi [Name],
Thank you for the chance to complete the AI interview for the [Role] position today. I enjoyed talking through my experience with [skill from the posting].
I had two questions the interview format didn't cover:
1. What would success look like in this role in the first few months?
2. What are the next steps, and roughly when should I expect to hear back?
Thanks again,
[Your name]

For more questions by stage, see our lists of questions to ask a recruiter and questions to ask the interviewer. To know what comes next, read what happens after an AI interview.

Practice your closing questions out loud

Closing questions feel easy until a synthetic voice asks "Any questions for me?" and your mind goes blank. A short rehearsal fixes that:

1. Pick two questions from the lists above and tailor them to the posting.
2. Run a practice round. Our free AI interview assistant includes a Mock Interview mode that reads each question aloud and scores each spoken answer out of 10, so you get used to answering a voice on a clock.
3. Close the round yourself. When it ends, say your two questions out loud as if the AI had asked. Record them once and check each is a single sentence.

For a quick, single-question practice run with nothing to install, try the browser demo at /try.

FAQ

Do AI interviewers let you ask questions?

Some do. It depends on the platform and how the employer set it up. HireVue's AI Interviewer, for example, lists answering candidate questions among its features, while one-way recorded video interviews usually don't take questions at all.

How many questions should I ask at the end of an AI interview?

One or two. Keep each to a single sentence, and save the rest for the recruiter or the next round with a person.

What if the AI interviewer can't answer my question?

Thank it and move on, then email your recruiter or contact person afterward. Some vendors, such as Alex, tell candidates to send next-step questions to their contact at the employer.

Is it okay to ask about salary in an AI interview?

Asking whether there's a posted pay range is fine. Leave negotiation for later, when you're talking with a person about an offer.

Are my questions recorded in an AI interview?

Often, yes. Many AI interviewers record the whole session, and Alex, for example, says it shares the recording and transcript with the hiring team. Ask questions you'd be happy for a reviewer to read.

Should I ask the AI how I did?

No. AI interviewers usually can't share results, and the question can read as anxious. Ask about the next steps instead.