Send candidates one link. They complete short, timed tasks from the real job, on camera, by screen share or in writing, whenever suits them. You review their work in minutes and only interview the people who've already shown they can do it.
Watch the 2-minute call clip, then walk us through the three moments you'd coach this rep on, and why.
Pick a template or write your own timed rounds, then share one link. No scheduling.
Why first-round screening breaks down
Strong and weak applicants look the same on paper, and now that every application is polished and keyword-matched, it's harder than ever to tell them apart.
Thirty minutes per candidate, scheduled across time zones, mostly spent on questions a short recording could answer.
Every candidate completes the same timed tasks. You review on your own schedule and only book calls with people who've earned one.
Who it's for
Startups & small teams
Founders and hiring managers spend their time on the shortlist, not on intro calls. Add your booth link to the job post and review submissions between everything else.
Growing & established companies
Every applicant gets the same tasks, instructions and time limits. Hiring managers compare like with like, and you keep a clear record of what each candidate was asked to do.
How it works
No scheduling, no live panels, and nothing for candidates to download. Just a link.
Start from a template or from scratch. An audition is a short series of timed rounds (camera, screen share, audio or written), each with your instructions and time limit.
Add it to your job post, ATS or outreach email. Candidates confirm their email, test their camera and mic, read your brief and start when they're ready.
Watch each round next to the prompt it answers. Everyone did the same tasks, so comparing is quick and fair. Invite the strongest to a live interview.
Audition templates
Each template is a set of timed rounds built around real work for the role. You can edit every prompt, time limit and recording type.
See how a coach diagnoses a sales call and gives feedback a rep can act on.
Hear how an engineer explains code they've shipped, then watch them fix code that's broken.
A lightweight first filter for any role. One timed video replaces the intro call.
Hiring for a different role? Build your own audition, or send us the job description and we'll draft one with you.
Blind by default
Openhire blurs each candidate's whole video, face included. You still hear every word, see every screen they share and read every answer they write. What you can't see is their appearance, their home, or anything else that has nothing to do with the job.
Looks, age, ethnicity and surroundings can sway a reviewer without them noticing. With the video blurred, attention stays on skill, much like orchestras that audition musicians behind a screen.
Nobody has to worry about their appearance, their room or their camera. Candidates focus on doing their best work, and more of them finish your audition.
The blur is applied in the candidate's browser before upload, so a clear recording of their face and home is never stored.
Drag the slider to compare. Voice, written answers and screen shares stay clear.
Built for both sides of the table
Strong candidates have options. Openhire gives them a calm, private way to show what they can do, so more of your best applicants finish the process.
For hiring teams
For candidates
What's included
Combine camera, screen-share, audio and written rounds, each with its own prompt and time limit.
Set a hard stop or allow a short grace period. Every candidate works to the same clock.
Get an email, or send a webhook to your ATS, Slack or spreadsheet, the moment a candidate submits.
Watch candidates work in a real doc, codebase or CRM instead of just describing it.
Let candidates retry a round up to a limit you set. Fewer nerves means a truer picture of their ability.
Create auditions and pull results with an API key, so your team or your scripts can run hiring at scale.
Play back every round next to the prompt it answers, with instant seeking.
Download an audition's submissions in one file to share with your team or keep on record.
Introduce your company, the role and every round before candidates start, so they know exactly what's expected.
Pricing
Start self-serve on Team. If you need invoicing, a security review or a custom setup, talk to us about Enterprise.
Secure checkout by Stripe. We'll email you within one business day to activate your account.
Email us and a founder will reply within one business day.
Stripe emails you a receipt straight away. Within one business day, we'll email you from hello@openhire.team to activate your account and help set up your first audition. Once it's ready, you can start sending the link to candidates.
No. Candidates open your link in a desktop browser, confirm their email with a one-time code, check their camera and microphone, and begin. There's nothing to download.
One-way video tools ask candidates to answer interview questions on camera. Openhire asks them to do the work: review a sales call, debug code or edit a document while sharing their screen. You see how they actually work, not just how they present.
Any role where the work can be shown on camera, on screen or in writing, such as sales, customer success, engineering, support, operations, marketing and design. Templates for sales coaching and software engineering are ready today. For other roles, build your own or ask us to help.
So your team judges skill, not appearance. Blurring the whole video, face included, hides cues like looks, age, ethnicity and home surroundings that can bias a reviewer without them realising. You still hear everything the candidate says and see everything they write or share on screen. You'll meet them properly in the live interview.
Recordings are stored encrypted on AWS and can only be viewed by your team through short-lived, private links. Candidate video is blurred on their own device before it's uploaded. All recordings are deleted automatically after 30 days, and Enterprise customers can agree a different retention period.
Yes, anytime. Team has no contract and no notice period. Email us and we'll cancel your subscription. You keep access until the end of the month you've paid for and can export your submissions first.
Yes, on Enterprise. Contact sales and we'll put together an agreement that fits your procurement process.
Teams that subscribe now keep $36/month for as long as they stay subscribed, even if the Team price goes up later.
Ready when you are
Launch your first audition and have real submissions to review this week.