Frequently asked questions

A one-way (or asynchronous) video interview is a recorded interview with no live interviewer. You see a question on screen, get a short time to prepare, then record your answer within a time limit. Employers review the recordings later. Platforms like HireVue, Spark Hire, Willo, Harver, and Jobma are commonly used for this.

A friend reacts to you; a one-way interview doesn't. The pressure comes from the countdown, the single take, and talking to a camera with no feedback. OneShot recreates exactly those conditions, then gives you structured feedback a friend usually can't: STAR coverage, relevance, and a count of every filler word.

Yes. The video is recorded and played back in your browser and is not uploaded. Chrome and Edge can transcribe with the browser speech service. In Chrome that service is Google's, and we never receive the audio. Safari often cannot caption live, and Firefox does not. In those browsers you type or paste the answer. We send the transcript text, not the video, only when a scoring key is configured. We do not store that text on our server. Google and the model provider may keep their own copy under their policies. We do not control those retention periods.

No, and no honest tool can promise that. Employers write and change their own questions. Our question banks reflect the types of questions candidates commonly report for each industry and format, so you'll practice the patterns: motivation, teamwork, conflict, failure, "why this firm," and so on.

Each employer configures its own settings, so timers vary. We use common default setups for each platform (for example, a short prep countdown and a 1 to 3 minute answer window) and let you adjust them to match your invitation email if it lists specific times.

No. OneShot is for preparation only. Please don't use it, or any AI tool, during a live or recorded interview. That's against most employers' rules and could cost you the job.

One full practice session, with all features included and no credit card required. If it helps, you can buy more sessions starting at $7.

No install. Use a desktop or laptop browser, and allow the camera and microphone if you want a local recording. Live captions work in Chrome and Edge. Safari can record, but captions are unreliable, so type the answer. Firefox does not caption live here; type or paste. Phone browsers are not a supported setup.

No. OneShot Interview is an independent practice tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any interview platform or employer.