Skilltage vs HireVue: one focused video question after the CV review
Choose HireVue for structured, multi-question video interviewing and assessments at enterprise scale. Choose Skilltage when you want CV evidence first and then one focused video question, reviewed by a person with the transcript in view, at small-team pricing.
HireVue is an enterprise hiring platform with on-demand and live video interviews, assessments and an AI interviewer. Skilltage Unscripted asks one recruiter-written question, chosen from what the CV left unclear, inside a CV evaluation workflow.
Skilltage and HireVue side by side
- What it is
- AI-assisted CV evaluation and candidate review, with Skilltage Unscripted for one focused video question.
- An enterprise hiring platform: on-demand and live video interviews, assessments, an AI interviewer, a careers-site chatbot and scheduling.
- Where video fits
- After the recruiter has read the CV evidence and selected the candidate. The question targets something the CV left unclear.
- On-demand interviews let candidates answer predefined questions on their own time, often early in high-volume processes.
- Interview format
- Exactly one recruiter-written question, with a deadline, answer length and retake allowance. No live interviews or question sequences.
- Multiple predefined questions, plus live interviews in HireVue, Zoom, Teams or Webex.
- What AI does with the answer
- Prepares a transcript, a transcript-grounded summary and unclear points for the recruiter. Recordings are not analysed for appearance, emotion, accent or personality.
- Interview Insights creates AI summaries, searchable transcripts and competency mapping. Assessments can be AI-scored, with third-party audits. HireVue stopped using facial analysis in 2020.
- Candidate control
- The candidate tests their device, records, previews and chooses which take to submit. Only the selected answer is uploaded.
- Mobile-ready interviews without an app, with SMS and WhatsApp messaging.
- Pricing
- Included in every Skilltage subscription. Start with free evaluations, then pay as you go or choose a monthly plan.
- No public prices. Plans are quoted after a demo.
Which one fits your hiring?
Skilltage fits when
- Your hiring starts with CVs and you want video only where the CV leaves a real question.
- You want the candidate to choose the answer they submit, and a person to review it.
- You are a small or mid-sized team and want video included in your plan, not bought separately.
HireVue fits when
- You run high-volume hiring with structured, multi-question video interviews for many candidates.
- You need validated assessments, live interview tooling and scheduling in one enterprise platform.
- You want an AI interviewer to run first-round conversations.
Using Skilltage alongside video interview tools
If you already run first-round video interviews, Skilltage can still prepare the CV evidence and the follow-up question for the candidates you want to know more about. Every subscription includes one technical integration with your current recruitment process, agreed with the Skilltage team.
Video as a follow-up, not a first filter
In Skilltage, video comes after the CV evidence. The recruiter sees which requirements the CV supports and which are unclear, then asks one question about the gap that matters most. The candidate answers once, on their own time, instead of recording a full interview before anyone has read their CV.
The candidate chooses the answer
Candidates test their camera and microphone, record, preview and try again within the retake allowance. Only the answer they choose is uploaded. Device tests and discarded takes stay on their device.
People review the answer
Skilltage prepares a transcript and a summary grounded in it, with unclear or unanswered points marked. The recruiter watches the answer, reads the material and decides what happens next. Skilltage does not rank, reject or shortlist candidates from the recording.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Skilltage Unscripted a replacement for HireVue?
- Only if one focused question is what you need. Skilltage Unscripted asks exactly one recruiter-written question. It does not run multi-question interviews, live interviews or assessments.
- Does Skilltage score candidates from their video?
- No. The video, transcript and transcript-grounded summary are material for human review. Skilltage does not infer appearance, emotion, accent, personality, communication style or role fit from the recording.
- When does a candidate get the video question?
- After a recruiter has reviewed the CV evidence and chosen to ask. The request starts from Interactions, so video is a follow-up, not a first filter.
- Do we pay extra for video?
- Skilltage Unscripted is included in every Skilltage subscription plan. See the pricing page for current plans.
Sources
HireVue details are taken from HireVue's own product and pricing pages and from SHRM's reporting on facial analysis, checked on 26 October 2026. Products change; check HireVue's site for current terms.
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