# How AI Scores Video Assessment Responses SmoothHiring provides AI-powered analysis of video assessment responses to help recruiters evaluate candidates more efficiently and consistently. This page explains how AI review works for video assessments and how to use it in your hiring process. --- ## What Is AI Video Assessment Review? ![Assessments](/files/flow-my-assessmentsfee51e.png) When candidates complete video assessments, SmoothHiring's AI analyzes their recorded responses to provide structured evaluations. This goes beyond simply watching videos — the AI considers communication clarity, content relevance, confidence, and alignment with the role requirements. --- ## How It Works ### Automatic Processing After a candidate completes and submits a video assessment: 1. **Video responses are processed** — each recorded answer is analyzed by SmoothHiring's AI 2. **Transcription** — the AI generates a text transcript of the candidate's spoken responses 3. **Content analysis** — the AI evaluates the substance and relevance of each answer 4. **Communication assessment** — verbal communication skills, clarity, and professionalism are assessed 5. **Signal generation** — an overall assessment signal is generated ### AI Analysis Components The AI review produces several types of insights: | Component | Description | |---|---| | **Analysis summary** | A narrative assessment of the candidate's overall video performance | | **Strengths** | Specific areas where the candidate demonstrated strong capabilities | | **Risks** | Potential concerns or areas that warrant further investigation | | **Next steps** | Recommended actions for the recruiter based on the AI analysis | | **Overall signal** | An assessment signal (Strong, Positive, Mixed, Caution, Weak) | --- ## Reviewing AI-Analyzed Video Assessments ### From the Applicant Profile 1. Navigate to the applicant's profile. 2. Open the **Assessments** tab. 3. Click on the completed video assessment card. 4. The **Summary** tab displays: - AI-generated assessment signal chip - Performance metrics (pool standing, completion stats) - Candidate Insights Panel with AI analysis - Decision Guidance with strengths, concerns, and recommendations ### Summary Tab Details The summary view for a video assessment includes: - **Assessment Signal** — color-coded chip indicating the AI's overall evaluation - **Pool Standing** — how this candidate compares to others who took the same assessment - **Completion** — number of questions answered vs. total - **Quick Stats** — total time, average time per question, video answers count, text answers count - **Integrity** — whether any security concerns were flagged ### Questions Tab The **Questions** tab shows each video question with: - The question text displayed above - The candidate's recorded video response embedded for playback - Video-type questions are marked with a camera icon in the question tabs - Questions are navigated using tabs (Q1, Q2, Q3, etc.) at the top ### Report Tab The **Report** tab contains: - An embedded PDF report that can be viewed inline - A **Download** button to save the report for sharing - Report generation status indicator (Ready, Generating, Failed, Loading) - The report includes AI-generated insights, scoring details, and recommendations --- ## One-Way Video Assessment Modal SmoothHiring provides a dedicated **One-Way Video Assessment Modal** for focused video review: - Opens in a clean, distraction-free interface - Allows you to review video responses sequentially - Provides playback controls for each video response - Can be accessed from the applicant profile --- ## AI Insights Panel The **Candidate Insights Panel** appears within the assessment summary and contains: - **AI Status** — indicates whether AI analysis was successful, is pending, or failed - **AI Signal** — the AI's assessment signal displayed as a visual indicator - **Analysis text** — a detailed narrative assessment from the AI - **Strengths list** — bullet points of identified strengths - **Risks list** — bullet points of identified risks - **Next steps** — specific recommendations for the hiring process --- ## Integrity Monitoring for Video Assessments Video assessments include the same integrity monitoring as other assessment types: - **Tab switch tracking** — detects when candidates navigate away from the assessment - **Fullscreen exits** — monitors fullscreen compliance - **Integrity timeline** — visual representation of when integrity events occurred during the assessment - **Exportable integrity events** — download a CSV of all integrity events for detailed review The **Integrity** tab in the assessment detail view provides: - A chronological list of all integrity events - Event types and timestamps - An **Export** button to download events as CSV --- ## Decision Guidance for Video Assessments The Decision Guidance section synthesizes both AI analysis and traditional scoring: - **Label** — overall recommendation (e.g., "Strong Candidate", "Proceed with Caution") - **Color indicator** — green (success), amber (warning), or red (concern) - **Summary** — narrative explanation of the guidance - **Strengths** — green-highlighted areas of strong performance - **Concerns** — amber-highlighted areas for review - **Recommended Actions** — numbered steps for the recruiter ### Quick Actions From the decision guidance panel, quick action buttons let you navigate to: - **Interview Kits** — prepare interview questions based on assessment results - **Scorecards** — fill out structured evaluation scorecards - **Profile** — return to the candidate's full profile - **Other Assessments** — if the candidate has multiple assessments, quickly switch between them --- ## Best Practices for AI Video Review - **Review AI analysis alongside the actual video** — AI insights are a supplement, not a replacement for human judgment - **Use the Report** for sharing with hiring managers who may not have platform access - **Check integrity flags** before making decisions — high integrity concern may indicate the assessment environment was compromised - **Compare against pool standing** — a candidate's score is most meaningful in the context of how others performed --- ## Related Pages - [Video Assessments](/help/assessments-predictive/video-assessments) - [AI Candidate Recommendations](/help/assessments-predictive/ai-recommendations) - [Assessment Insights](/help/assessments-predictive/assessment-insights) - [Scoring Profiles](/help/assessments-predictive/scoring-profiles)