Glossary
What each DeepHire word means, in one line.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Job | One interview: a name, questions, and settings. Each job has one link. See Create a job. |
| Interview link | The link you send candidates. Anyone with it can record the interview. |
| Candidate | One person's answers to one job. |
| Question type | Video, Audio only, Written, or Multiple choice. See Question types. |
| Take | One recording of one answer. A candidate can record again before they submit. |
| Practice question | An optional warm-up on question 1. It is not saved or sent. |
| Retakes | How many times a candidate can record an answer again. Unlimited by default. A job can set a limit per question, or one take only. |
| Record Time | The longest answer, in seconds. The recording stops here. |
| New | A candidate nobody on your team has opened. They have a green dot. |
| Reviewed | Someone on your team opened the candidate. |
| Rating | Your 1 to 5 stars on a candidate. |
| Share link | A page you send a client with the candidates you pick. No account needed. See Share links. |
| Client | Someone outside your team who views a share link. |
| Hide candidate info | A share link option. Clients see "Candidate 1", not names or emails. |
| Reference | Someone who worked with the candidate and answers a few questions. See Reference checks. |
| AI summary | A short text about a candidate, written from the transcripts. Advice only. See AI summaries. |
| Transcript | The words of a video or audio answer, as text. |
| Rubric | The points AI scores each candidate on, 1 to 5 each. See Rubric scoring. |
| Re-score | Score a candidate again with the current rubric. Free. |
| AI credit | One credit runs AI on one candidate. Your plan adds free credits each month. See AI credits. |
| Seat | One person on your team, or one open invite. See Team members and seats. |
| Admin | A team member who can invite people, see billing, delete candidates, and see the Activity page. |
| Team | A group of recruiters, such as an office. Jobs can belong to teams. |
| Hide | Move a job, candidate, or share link out of the main list. You can unhide it. |
| Delete | Remove a candidate. Your team loses access at once. Recordings are erased after 30 days. |
| Candidate page (deephire.com/my) | Where candidates see, update, or delete their own answers. See Candidates' own data page. |
Updated November 9, 2026