Video Recorder For Interview Videos

A video recorder for interviews covers two different jobs. The first is a one-way or asynchronous video interview: a company sends you questions and you record your answers on your own. The second is recording a conversation with someone else, such as a podcast-style chat, a customer interview or a remote call.

Tella is built for the first job: you on camera, with your screen if you need it, recorded one answer at a time. For the second, you can record the video call you're already on.

1. Pick camera only, or screen and camera. Use the web recorder, the Chrome extension, Tella for Mac or Windows (in beta). Camera only gives you a talking head. Add your screen when an answer needs a portfolio, a slide or some code.

2. Keep your notes in view. In the web recorder, open More → Speaker notes and paste the questions or your bullet points. It's Tella's built-in teleprompter, and your notes stay there between recording sessions on the same device.

3. Record one answer per clip. Record each answer as its own clip, and pause if you need a moment (P in the web recorder): the paused part isn't in the video. Not happy with an answer? Click Redo to record that clip again and leave the others as they are.

4. Tidy it up. Cut false starts by selecting words in the transcript, remove long pauses automatically, and turn on subtitles. Studio Voice in the Audio panel cleans up your voice.

5. Send it. Copy the share link and send it to the recruiter or hiring team. Analytics on the link show views and watch time. If they need a file, click Download for an MP4.

If the company records answers in its own interview platform, use Tella to practise: record a run-through, watch it back and redo the answers that need work.

If the interview happens over a video call in Zoom, Google Meet or another call app, record the call window with Tella. The Mac app records your computer's sound by default, so both sides of the call are in the recording. In the Windows app, turn on System audio first. In the web recorder, share the call's browser tab and tick Also share tab audio. See Record system audio.

Afterwards, balance your microphone against the call's sound under Audio levels. Ask the other person before you record them.

• There's no Tella mobile app. In a phone or tablet browser you can record a quick camera video and share its link, but clips, speaker notes and editing need a computer.

• Camera-only clips don't include computer sound. System audio is recorded with your screen, so record the call window, not just your camera.