Frequently Asked Questions

An ATS is a record-keeping system and database. Noum is an AI assistant for conducting interviews and evaluating candidates. We support interviewers at every step — from building an interview plan to reaching an objective hiring decision.

The AI evaluates candidates on the full picture: hard skills and experience, soft skills, motivation, cultural fit, how they approach tasks and code, and their reasoning process. The result is a scored assessment with supporting rationale. The accuracy of the AI's analysis depends on four inputs: the job description, your grading system (grades/seniority tiers), the question set, and your defined evaluation methodology. If you provide a detailed job description (or generate one directly on the platform), generate or supply your own grading system, and set your evaluation methodology, you can save up to 70% of the time previously spent drafting interview questions, scoring candidate answers, mapping competencies, rewatching recordings, and writing up reports and recommendations. Noum evaluates candidates the way you need it to — you don't have to adapt to a fixed template.

No. The AI doesn't make final decisions on candidates — we provide analysis and recommendations, but the final call is always yours.

The AI's recommendations are built specifically around the job, your grading system, and your chosen methodology — so you don't have to evaluate candidates from scratch. Reviewing the AI's findings is enough to make an objective decision. Noum handles all the routine work: - Generating the job description - Generating the grading - Generating interview questions - Collecting candidate consent for personal data processing - Transcribing the interview - Breaking the video into timestamps by question - Assessing candidate speech - Analyzing and scoring each answer - Building a competency map with detailed findings - Preparing a report with clear reasoning behind the AI's recommendations This saves you time while keeping you fully in control of the hiring process.

1. AI Conclusion: - AI recommendations on the final decision and next steps - Candidate's grade - Team fit - Overall score - Strengths and weaknesses - Points worth paying attention to 2. Topic Summary: - A competency map for the candidate across every topic covered in the interview - The candidate's level (grade) per topic, with AI-generated rationale - An assessment of the candidate's speech per topic — analyzing structure, style, delivery, and confidence in their answers 3. Interview Details: - The interview recording - Full transcription, with playback available for each individual answer - AI scoring for each individual answer — you can read or listen to the response to a specific question, and override the AI's score if you disagree - Average scores per topic - The complete interview transcript

Integration takes one day. To get started on the platform, you just need to fill in your first job posting, add a candidate's resume, and schedule the first interview.

No, Noum doesn't replace HR specialists or recruiters. We help streamline the hiring process and automate the routine work, so people stay in control of every decision that matters.

Yes, the platform adapts to whatever role you're hiring for, in any industry.

Yes, Noum works equally well for standard hiring and for high-volume (bulk) recruiting.

Yes, candidate evaluation is based on the job description, the candidate profile, and your defined evaluation methodology. This means Noum adapts to hiring for any role, including leadership and executive positions.

The AI provides recommendations, but the final decision always stays with a human — which reduces the risk of automatically screening candidates out or overstating their competencies. To minimize mistakes in the analysis, we recommend paying close attention to how you fill out the job posting: the description, candidate requirements, and required skills and experience all directly shape the AI's final recommendations.

You can generate a grading system with AI directly on the platform, based on industry standards and your job description. That said, neither a leveling system nor an evaluation methodology is required — without them, the AI will analyze the interview based on the job description alone, while also factoring in the context of the industry you're hiring for.

Yes. We offer two ways to share a report: 1. Share via a public link. The report includes the interview recording, navigation across all the questions asked (for easy review), the competency map, the candidate's resume, the job description, the AI's recommendations, and the interviewer's final decision on the candidate. The link can be disabled at any time. This option works well for hiring processes handled internally within a company. 2. Download the report as a PDF and send the file to a manager. When downloading as PDF, you have more flexibility to choose which sections to include in the report, and you can also hide the candidate's personal information. This option offers more privacy and is well suited to hiring through recruiting agencies or high-volume recruiting.

No — we handle that for you. Before the interview begins, the candidate confirms their consent via a checkbox as part of the built-in flow. Noum is designed to support compliance with data protection requirements across the markets we operate in — so you don't need to manage this step manually.

We've aimed to make the interface simple and intuitive, but if you run into any difficulties, the "Introduction" button in the side menu gives you step-by-step guides for every section. You can also request a free demo before getting started — our team will answer all your questions and walk you through Noum in action.

It depends on the role and the stage. You might speak with a person or with an AI avatar — your interview invitation will include all the details, including who's on the other side.

No, the AI doesn't make decisions. It simply captures the details of the conversation, highlights strengths, and helps organize the answers — the final decision is always made by a person: a recruiter, or hiring manager.

The AI provides recommendations, but the final decision always stays with a person — which reduces the risk of candidates being automatically screened out or having their skills overstated.

No — the interview runs right in your browser. Just click the link, which will either be sent to your email or shared directly by the interviewer.

Yes — you'll just need a stable internet connection.

No. The system only analyzes the audio — your speech and the content of your answers. The AI doesn't capture, record, or analyze anything displayed on your screen, so any work materials or NDA-protected data stay fully secure.

All recordings are stored on secure, certified servers. Only the hiring team has access to the video and meeting materials.