Question 1

How is Relevana different from my ATS?

Accepted Answer

Your ATS manages the hiring workflow: stages, scheduling, scorecards, approvals. Relevana improves the quality of the interview signal that flows through that workflow. It sits inside your process, not on top of it. Nothing changes about how you use your ATS.

Question 2

Is Relevana a bot interviewer?

Accepted Answer

No. Every Relevana interview is live, human, and conversational. The recruiter leads. AI works behind the scenes to surface role-specific follow-ups, structure the signal, and produce scored evidence. The candidate always talks to a person.

Question 3

What does “interview intelligence” actually mean?

Accepted Answer

It means the platform captures structured, scored evidence from every interview and uses it to guide what happens next. Each conversation produces proof the hiring manager can act on, plus forward-looking guidance for the next interviewer. Intelligence is the signal the process generates, not a chatbot.

Question 4

What is the blueprint?

Accepted Answer

The blueprint is the structured set of questions every candidate will be asked in the first interview. The recruiter builds it from the job requirements. The hiring manager reviews and approves it before any candidates enter the process. Everything downstream (the Match Score, the interview, the scoring, and Next Round Prep) runs against that single agreed standard.

Question 5

What is the Match Score?

Accepted Answer

Before the interview, Relevana compares the candidate’s resume against the approved blueprint. The result is the Match Score: a pre-interview assessment showing where the candidate looks strong and which areas the recruiter should probe in the conversation. It gives your team a sharper starting point before the call even begins.

Question 6

What happens during the interview?

Accepted Answer

The recruiter leads a live, structured first-round interview. As the conversation unfolds, Relevana surfaces real-time insights on each answer (Verified, Needs Follow-Up, Requires Attention) and suggests role-specific follow-up questions. The recruiter stays in control of the conversation while getting domain-level depth on any role.

Question 7

What is the Interview Report?

Accepted Answer

Every question is scored against the evaluation criteria from the blueprint. Alongside the scores, Relevana captures Conversational Insights: tools, career motivations, and work style that surface naturally in the conversation but rarely make it into a scorecard. Structured evidence and human context in one document a hiring manager can act on the same day.

Question 8

What is Next Round Prep?

Accepted Answer

Next Round Prep is what makes Relevana different from a report. It is forward-looking, not retrospective. It tells the next interviewer what looks strong, what still needs exploration, recommended deep-dive questions, and the Conviction Question: the single question that, answered well, gives you conviction on the hire. The Interview Report says what happened. Next Round Prep says what should happen next.

Question 9

Can Relevana support multiple rounds of interviews?

Accepted Answer

The platform is built on a compounding signal architecture, where each round builds on the evidence from the one before it. Today, Relevana powers the structured first-round interview, the scored evidence package, and Next Round Prep. Multi-round and panel interview support is coming soon.

Question 10

What is the Conviction Question?

Accepted Answer

The Conviction Question is a single, role-specific question generated by Relevana as part of Next Round Prep. It is designed to test the area that matters most for the hiring decision. If the candidate answers it well, the hiring team can move forward with confidence. It turns the final round from a formality into a focused decision point.

Question 11

Does Relevana replace the recruiter or the hiring manager?

Accepted Answer

No. The recruiter leads every interview. The hiring manager approves the blueprint and makes every hiring decision. Relevana gives your team domain depth, real-time support, and structured evidence. The humans stay in control.

Question 12

Can a recruiter use Relevana on roles outside their specialty?

Accepted Answer

That is exactly what it is built for. Relevana generates role-specific questions and follow-ups from the blueprint, so a recruiter who is strong on engineering can run an equally deep first interview on a finance role, a product role, or any other function. Domain depth becomes a platform capability, not an individual one.

Question 13

How long does it take to get started?

Accepted Answer

A recruiter can run their first Relevana interview the same day. The hiring manager approves the blueprint, the platform generates the Match Score, and the interview is ready to go. There is no lengthy implementation or IT integration required.

Question 14

Does my team need training?

Accepted Answer

The platform is designed to be intuitive for anyone who already runs interviews. Ease of use was a priority from the first line of code.

Question 15

What about compliance and bias?

Accepted Answer

Relevana passed the NYC Local Law 144 bias audit, independently conducted by Asenion across 5,000 candidates. Zero evidence of disparate impact across sex, race/ethnicity, and all intersectional combinations. The platform is designed as decision support, not automated decision-making. Humans make every hiring call.

Question 16

Can we monitor our own interview data for fairness?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Relevana gives clients built-in tools to monitor their interview data for fairness on an ongoing basis. Compliance is continuous and built into the workflow, not a one-time audit.

Question 17

Is Relevana compliant with AI hiring laws beyond NYC?

Accepted Answer

Relevana’s human-led architecture is designed with the evolving regulatory landscape in mind. The recruiter leads every interview. The hiring manager makes every decision. The platform has passed the NYC Local Law 144 bias audit. For specific compliance questions, reach out to our team.

Question 18

Who can see the interview data?

Accepted Answer

Interview data is visible only to the recruiting team and hiring managers with access to the role. Candidates provide consent through a terms of service agreement prior to the interview. They are informed that the interview is being recorded and that AI is assisting in the background. Transparency is built into the process from the start.

Question 19

Where is our data hosted?

Accepted Answer

Your data is hosted on secure, enterprise-grade infrastructure. Detailed security documentation is available on request.

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